Oswald Periera

Hill Mansion wasn't really a mansion; it was just a ramshackle hut on a smallhill. But for Robert Pereira, it was better than any place he had seen in his villageGolvada. His chaddi buddies Anand and Baloo lived there with their elderbrother Dattya his hero and the village cricket team captain. Robert hadnamed their hut, 'Hill Mansion', moved by love for his buddies. It didn't matterto him that they were the sons of a domestic help.Robert loved Hill Mansion more than his own modern house, because the poorbut strong residents of Hill Mansion had given him the courage to live andfight, bestowing on him the pet name Samson. On the other hand, his siblingsand village bullies made fun of his clumsiness and weakness, and nicknamedhim Pondya an indolent, feeble fellow.Will Robert be able to fight the village bullies and erase the shameful 'Pondya'tag to his name? Will his love for his buddies stand the test of time and socialbarriers as he grows up?Chaddi Buddies is a tender story of friendship, love and brotherhood, loosely based on the author's childhood, whichwill kindle sweet memories as you read on.