These, as per Indian tradition, need not actually be related to you. An Uncle is an elderly sort of person known to the family, and an Aunty, likewise.
We had several while growing up, and we sometimes watched them play Tennis, Badminton, or Bridge in the Club we were regularly going to. They were invariably nice to us kids, and we were lucky to learn something from the conversations or interactions we had. Some taught us Billiards, or let us watch while they played.
Some were socially connected, and I learnt of the existence of some Marathi detective/mystery novels due to one of them..it was an author called Baburao Arnalkar. Another Uncle was a music fan, and I first saw/heard a stereophonic sound at his place.
The aunties were hospitable, and fed us non-stop whenever we visited. The kids and we played through our summer holidays, and went for long walks in heat that we cannot tolerate today.
Our real aunts (or Uncles who took us on long walks or to parks) were no less, and we visited them in holidays or at weddings or other events like birthdays. My point is that the multiple aunts/uncles played a part in bringing us up, and we learnt a lot due to them. Sleepovers were common too. As they say, it takes a village to bring up a child.
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