According to statistics, there are currently more than 3.5 million Malayalis living in the Gulf countries alone. The first of these expatriates left Kerala in the early 70’s and toiled day and night for the happiness of their loved ones back home. Even though they faced several adversities they continued bravely and paved the way for the development of the countries that became a home away from home for many. Some of them came back after a few years while some stayed longer just to make the lives of their loved ones better. Jaisal throws light on the lives of these relentlessly hardworking people who left their homeland but left their hearts back home. The only means for these people to stay connected to their family in those days was handwritten letters. Not everyone back home had a phone connection and making international calls was also expensive. Those who knew how to read and write used letters for communication, but what about those workers who didn’t know how to read or write? How would they communicate? This podcast by Jaisal is about Nabeesa, who went from her impoverished hut to an affluent house in Qatar in the early 90’s as a housemaid. As Nabeesa went looking for a life of prosperity and faced many ups and downs, she found a unique way to communicate with her family.

Voice: RJ Jaisal

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