by Jaya Padmanabhan | Mar 22, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Books, Lifestyle
How do you write a book about loss—a loss that’s so propulsive as to ravage the notion of home, country and identity? What do you put in it, and what do you leave out? What message will this work deliver and how does it answer the questions of the moment? In “The...
by Jaya Padmanabhan | Dec 16, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Community, Education
“What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains that she made rasam and sautéed cauliflower over the weekend, Sarada’s face lights up. Later she tells me she’s...
by Jaya Padmanabhan | Aug 5, 2019 | Articles, Politics
“As you know, I grew up in the beautiful state of Hawaii, which is the only state in the nation which has a majority and minority population. So, my upbringing is perhaps a little different than most other folks in the country,” said Representative Tulsi Gabbard...
by Jaya Padmanabhan | Jul 19, 2019 | Now & Then
Lunchtime at the intersection of Third and Geary in downtown San Francisco is a concerto of movement. Cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, strollers, bags, carts, pets perform a score as they make their way through narrow passageways that open and snap to shapes and bodies....
by Jaya Padmanabhan | May 14, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Features
Water conservation and recycling efforts are needed as Colorado River water levels drop Even at a time when the California snowpack is 161% of the historical average for April, water experts are concerned about water optimization, usage, storage and conservation....
