Improbably Bombastic
THE CRIPPLE AND HIS TALISMANS by Anosh Irani. Algonquin Books, 2005. Hardcover, 256 pages. $22.95 In the beginning there was a little boy. He was alone in the u
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The Taming
“And the twice told fields of infancy, That his tears burned my cheeks and his heart moved in mine …” “Poem in October” by Dylan Thomas, written on hi
Wings
There was a time I could not fly; that was way back, before a teeny-weeny story appeared from the blue and changed my life. But first, let’s get proper and ch
Close Encounter of the Baghera Kind
The scorching heat of India’s northern plains was behind us. The sun could no longer penetrate except in shafts through the thick foliage. Some 140 miles nort
Meet Bobby Bedi
Think Bandit Queen, 1947: Earth, Saathiya, Maqbool, and you think quality cinema. That’s the hallmark of Bobby Bedi’s career. The shy, soft-spoken, sophisti
Marital Thriller
MUSAFIR. Director: Sanjay Gupta. Players: Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Sameera Reddy, Mahesh Manjrekar. DVD (Spark). For a domestic thriller that pivots off of a m
H-1B Petitions
Q: Last year, the H-1B cap was reached on Oct. 1, 2004. When will be it be possible to apply for H-1B status this year? A: Immigration Service regulations permi
Fighting for Immigrants
A Vietnamese man facing deportation because of a 15-year-old crime for which he already served time is finding an unlikely ally in a Russian immigrant. Yulia Ga
Step to the Future
“You have to come with me, Ma, because Appa is not in town. The rules require that a parent be there. I cannot qualify unless you come.” Pushpa’s expressi
An Almond Affair
Every summer I have special visitors in my garden—Mr. and Mrs. Almond Joy. They live under the almond tree and gleefully nibble on the fresh crop of green, fu
Gut Feeling
Q: All my life I have had vivid dreams at night. Many of them are really pleasant and some are quite scary. I have never had anyone to talk to about them, so I
Tilt of Balance
The United States has announced its intention to sell F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan. The decision thwarts decades of Indian diplomacy against such a move. The
