Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.
My husband I were in California in the last week of February. This was my first trip on a plane after my health scare in … Read more
Family
‘Good Talk’ by Mira Jacob: Heartbreaking, Funny, Vulnerable, & Real
“We think our hearts break only from endings — the love gone, the rooms empty, the future unhappening as we stand ready to step into … Read more
The Piping Hot Tea Of Culture
The words, “we have no culture” clink around in our empty glasses as my aunt’s eyes dart around the dinner table, looking for someone to … Read more
Storyteller: Kalyani & The Voice From the Well
It was summer and Kalyani’s daughter, her son-in-law, and grandkids who had come from Bombay, were all stuffed into her humble abode in Palakkad, the … Read more
The Wisdom Of Crazy
Balaram Pandey, Jairam Shastri, and Shivaram Chowby. My father bestowed these imperial names onto our three cats. My feline brothers. Prativadi Venkata loved them beyond … Read more
Our Histories Must Matter
On November 8, my great aunt passed away. She was born on a tea plantation in Sibsagar, Assam, on September 11, 1925, the eldest daughter … Read more
Yellow Roses To Greet Your Sweet Valentine
When my parents got married, almost sixty years ago, Valentine’s Day was a concept as foreign to them as the very notion of falling in … Read more
Growing Up Smith: An Immigrant Boy’s American Dream
Smith Bhatnagar comes of age in Growing Up Smith, a family-friendly film set in 1979 and opening today in select theaters. Played by newcomer Roni Akurati, Smith … Read more
Gold Dust: The Charm & Story Of The Heirloom
What a rarity it is, a material thing that is timeless. A piece that gets better with age, a piece that tells a story, a … Read more
