Diehard Football Fan
Superbowl-bound Seattle is in Heaven, but my husband is in India. He flew out of Seattle, en route to Delhi, on the eve of the history-making game that determin
Radhika Kumar
The Confinement of Taboos
The summer of my eldest daughter’s birth in Knoxville, Tenn., was my time of “confinement,” an antiquated Victorian term, but one that aptly described my
A Window Opens Doors
My daughter reaches for a scalpel in an Oakland hospital because my grandmother Ammu refused to shave her scalp. It was mandatory in South India in the 1920s fo
Affidavit of Support
"Spent all day getting your ducks in a row, Dad?” Raghavan’s son Hari teased when he called from Seattle, knowing his father would be checking and recheckin
Muddy Waters
In India women are bound together by ties to water. Each mother passes on to her daughter the patience to queue by the communal well, the skill to walk with tow
Muddy Waters
In India women are bound together by ties to water. Each mother passes on to her daughter the patience to queue by the communal well, the skill to walk with tow
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
