It took Neela thirteen long years to write One full, One Half. Each time she attempted, she was overcome with personal grief. She did not intend to garner sympathy for her ‘special’ son, Chaitanya. She wanted to reach out to families, especially mothers who have children with similar problems. It was therefore essential that she wrote dispassionately. After having gone through severe trauma on learning that Chitanya is a Down’s syndrome child with severe ...
