Today, as Dr. Anjali lies on her bed, she finds herself immersed in memories of her childhood in a remote village of Assam. It was a time when she was merely four years old, and her mother had been admitted to a maternity hospital, preparing to welcome her baby brother into the world. In those days, there were no telephones, no mobile phones, and the transportation system was far from reliable. The villagers had to travel long distances on foot.
Young Anjali never received any updates about her mother's...