Mother Says So…
A mother’s love is that divine gift that enables a child to do their best. Mother is not a noun but a verb that personifies unselfish love. We are all conne
Desi Voices
Dance Lessons Bring Romance to a Midlife Marriage
As a single mother with a teenage daughter, when I decided to marry a widower with a daughter, I knew what I was getting into. Or so I thought. From one half of
Excavating History
I recently returned from a six-week sojourn in Mumbai. It is the city where I grew up and where my family still lives. In fact, my “family home” is where my
Finding Freddie
Center: Freddie Mercury at St. Peter's School The halls of St. Peter’s School
Your Digital Future Is Being Built In The Lab
Twenty five years from now, the Autonomous Intelligence and deep learning created world, which is being shaped in the labs as we speak, will be one that is no l
Bombay Bus
I rolled the large American Tourister bag to the bus stop in Ganeshpuri, my two daughters in tow. The roof of the State Transport bus to Mumbai was piled high w
House #152
It was their magnum opus. She didn’t major in the creative arts. Fresh out of high school she was tossed on stage, with her composer. Mom seemed to have it al
Pizza and Molagapodi
This article was first published on August 1, 2003. I had barely learned to walk on the streets of the United States when I got my first job. Having seen over 3
Hibiscus
The sight of a ruby red hibiscus flower takes me back to my childhood. To a certain garden in Dharwar (in Karnataka, India), where this splendid flower grew in
My Stroke of … Luck?
In a second, I fell, from heaven to hell, from peace to utter chaos, from perfection to obliteration. In a second, I lost it all, my past, my present, and most
Is the Comma Heading for a Full Stop?
There are certain things in life that we take totally for granted. Day and night; sun and moon; tears and laughter; life and death; anger and make-up; love, fri
Statue Man
My mother is dead and my father and I are in Madras. We are staying in my father’s brother’s house, trying to recuperate, if one can ever recuperate from th
