Questions, Not Answers
WE ARE NOT IN PAKISTAN by Shauna Singh Baldwin. Goose Lane Editions, 2007. Paperback. $23.95. 274 pages. Anyone who has been reading Shauna Singh Baldwin over
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Muslims Under Radar
A close Kashmiri-American friend who I grew up with finished college this past December. Her parents purchased a plane ticket for her to attend her cousin’s w
Mushrooms: Fantastic Fungi
I still recollect my first visit to the grocery store when I arrived in the United States 22 years ago. I was flabbergasted by the wide array of picture perfect
To Do Karma is Our Dharma
When our son Nayan was 9 years old, he joined the local cub scout troop in Michigan. The other children in the troop were planning to work towards their respect
Calcutta Daze
The old song says, “Never go back to your old home town …”; if you do, you face disappointment because everything will have changed. I can’t call Calcut
Our Changing Emotions
Q There are days when I feel that I am falling apart. I can’t function with the same concentration and vigor that I am used to. I cry when I see pain around m
Holding Memories in its Folds
MY DADIMA WEARS A SARI by Kashmira Sheth. Peachtree Publishers. March 2007. $16.95. 32 page. Kashmira Sheth is the author of the award-winning Blue Jasmine, a n
Engineering Water for All
Dr. Rameshwar Singh, a faculty member in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at San Jose State University, has been appointed to the San Franc
A Southern-Fried Desi-Chinese Meal
In March 2007, I went to the pinnacle of all college basketball competitions, the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta to watch my alma mater, Georgetown, play. This was
Pain on the Court
Some pain as I type. Part is physical: my shoulder hurts, my knees are stiff. That part is actually welcome—it’s the aftermath of the hard session of tennis
A Writer of Many Genres
[Editor's Note: In mid-February, Jaishree Misra's latest novel, Rani, was banned by the Uttar Pradesh government, sparking widespread debate about artistic free
Searching for India in Scandinavia
"Salaam." It was a dark night, the stars stupefied in the sky, the trees slumbering, the streets forlorn. Oslo, with its undulating landscape humming in a langu
