Tamarind WomanBy: Anita Rau Badami Growing up in India, Kamini often found herself struggling to be noticed: noticed by her beloved, storytelling father, whose position as a railway officer took him away from home for long stretches of time; and noticed by her distant, distracted mother, Saroja, whose biting remarks earned her the nickname Tamarind Womanand whose frequent disappearances while her husband was away led to whispers of dalliances and affairs. Now