As my wedding day was fraught with world-class gaffs and on the part of the place it was held, and thundering boorishness displayed by several in-laws, it unfortunately will never be that day. But I remained gracious and remarkably composed in spite of all that, and can say it was still very happy for us both.

But my happiest day was the day I met my first and only niece. She was a week old, and she stopped fussing when I took her in my arms. I did not let go of her for the longest time. She was luminous to me.