‘Read books to understand daughter’s sexuality’

‘Read books to understand daughter’s sexuality’: "When Shalmalee Palekar told her parents Chitra and Amol Palekar about her sexuality, her mother’s first reaction was to read up whatever material was available on homosexuality. “We had always given her the freedom to make her own choices in life. So I wanted to support her. But I could hardly understand what she was trying to say since I didn’t know any homosexual person then. So I asked Shalmalee to get me some books on the subject,” says Chitra."