![]() She was transformed into a ravishing beauty overnight, Jamie fell head over heels in love with her, she became the most popular girl in her school and and her parents were ready to do anything for her sake. Om Ganeshay Namah – the chant used by thousands in India did not have the effect that a small-nah-teenaged girl’s whining voice produced on Ganesha and Maya’s entire life changed. ![]() Maya saw him as a six-inch-tall gold idol and found instant connection with the elephant-faced, rotund-belly God. She got a respite when Pinky, her cousin came from India and brought with her a Ganesha Idol. Maya’s life was boring and she desperately wanted a change. Maya longed for a change in her life, where she would be the star attraction, cynosure of her parents’ eyes and the charming beloved of her crush, Jamie. ![]() She was unhappy with the way she was, could not speak Bangla, was unaware of her rich culture and heritage and felt herself a stranger among the fair complexioned Canadians. ‘Maya Running’ by Anjali Banerjee revolves around Maya, a Bengali girl born and brought up in Canada. ![]()
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