Ram – growing up yearsThe hero of this story, lets call him Ram – grew up as the kind of elder son who quietly shoulders more than his share, long before anyone expects it of him. Eldest of five siblings in a middle class home, he could see very early the strain behind his father’s disciplined service life and his mother’s silent sacrifices as a homemaker. Growing up on naval bases, shifting from one station to another, Ram learnt to adapt quickly, study sincer...