A cyclone in 1940 resulted in great destruction to houses, fields and
trees, but people dealt with their losses and life went on as usual
Arnie Mehta
Extracts from Arnie Mehta’s account of a happy, carefree and fun-filled childhood in their ancestral home in the village of Davier, written for her family, are reprinted here with permission.
In 1940, I was witness to the worst cyclone Davier had experienced in living memory. Being only four years old then, I don’t recall what month it was, but a few images are sharply etched in my mind. The rest of my memories of this day are from stories we heard, for years afterwards. Most of the trees in the wadi (orchard) that Dad had grown up with and nurtured were......