'Aam Sakita Likita, Likita Sakita' - The 'Mango Addiction'

Written by Reema Subia

When the magnificent Amaltas tress blossom iridescent yellow on Delhi's Shantipath and street vendors dole out irresistible KalaKhattas to harrowed pedestrians like there's no tomorrow, I know it's time to prepare for the king's arrival. The doorbell of my Chanakyapuri flat rings and I rush through the verandah to receive a sticky wooden carton sent by my grandfather. 

As the parched delivery boy gulps down down his glass of nimboo pani, his eyes smile with amusement as he notices me levitating in the sweet, aphrodisiacal smell of the parcel's contents.