| I was born in the city of Ahmedabad. I have two elder brothers, and two sisters, one ofwhom is younger than me. My elder sister chose my name, "Preety". It means "attachment" or "affection".
I like to believe that I gotmy idealism from my father,and a sense of aes thetics from my mother. Unfortunately, I lost both my parent'; early- my father, a chartered accountant, passed away before Iwas five;my mother died before I had flowered into a trave ller, a poet and a writer. .
My family loved travelling. Long before [ was born, my parents and elder brothers and sister went on long trips around the country. And when I was still a baby they took me to Bangalore-i-thus began my life as a traveller.
My family abo enjoyed music and established their own link.. troupe ofsingers and musicians.An old photograph of the family shows them seated with their musical instrumt'nb-- the dilruba, tablas, the harmoruum. and tanpura. :-'1\ mother also organized a nightly hour ofsmging bharans |