Ep. 95: Family stories as our most precious inheritance with writer Ritu Hemnani

“Why do people migrate?” was the question Ritu Hemnani’s daughter posed to her one day. A deeper look at her own family’s story of migration from Sindh to Hong Kong led this educator to explore the history of the Partition and to share this story with her family and beyond. Author of ‘Lion of the Sky’ a beautiful, middle grade novel in verse, Ritu joins me on this episode to discuss her family’s story of resilience. We chat about the Sindhi language, life in Hong Kong, her experience teaching in an urban British school, and so much more. Listen now on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you enjoyed this, PLEASE SHARE THE EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! SHOWNOTES for Ep. 95: Connect with Ritu through her website and Instagram Buy Lion of the Sky Veera Hiranandani’s books on the Partition The Night Diary and Amil & the After Other books and other tips we discussed on the show: Restart by Gordon Korman Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WHite Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai The Forgettery by Rachel Ip Arirang Korean restaurant Support the show via Patreon! Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram! Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team at The Media Tribe for audio-post production!