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Thank you

I’m not writing anything of any value. I’m not saying anything new, and yet, I’ve got followers and likes. I’m humbled by the few that follow me and I am sincerely grateful if you have left a comment. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank...

The Goddess in me?

Outside my window there is a kite. Not the kind of kite that is tied by a string, but the kind that is tied by its nature. It circles, it swoops, it glides and it rests and then it begins again. I have no idea if it hopes or if it dreams or if it feels compassion, for...

Iron Man

I’ve mentioned before that one of the clinching factors for me coming to India was that I would get a maid and potentially never have to cook or wash dishes again, unless I really wanted to! I assumed that included ironing as well, but I didn’t dwell on it...

Friendship

I can probably count the number of close, trusted friends I have had in my life, on two hands. Although small in number, their influence on me has been huge, immeasurable. My first friend was that boy, the son of some close family friends, then my cousins. Later, came...

How important is reading to you?

There is a street in Kolkata that I remember visiting when I was a teenager. It’s a street lined with books and books and more books. Piles of books, shelves of books, books as stools and tables. For me, it was a paradise. I remember popping into a few of the...