The saint
Pope Francis announced that Mother Teresa is becoming a saint. She will be canonized next fall. The pontiff attributed the miraculous healing of a Brazilian man with multiple brain tumors,…
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December 18, 2015
Dear Naren
I first began speaking with K.S. Narendran right after the disappearance of MH Flight 370 in March 2014. His wife, Chandrika, was on that doomed jet. We spoke by phone, Skype an…
December 8, 2015
Diwali, Lakshmi and good winning over evil
Today we mark a day of solemnity, remembering all those who fought for our country. I salute you on Veterans Day, especially those of you I came to know well…
November 11, 2015
Three executions
The United States has scheduled three executions this week" Kelly Gissendaner in Georgia, Richard Glossip in Oklahoma and Alfredo Prieto in Virginia. Gissendaner's children are pleading for her life. They…
September 29, 2015
If you throw your hat into the air in Ramadi, it will come down with 12 bullet holes in it
My heart breaks every time I read news from Iraq. So much so that I find myself clicking away or turning off the radio. Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar province,…
June 4, 2015
Rangakaka: Remembering a colorful life
The film "Aradhana" had just made its big splash in 1969 when my family returned once again from a soujourn in America to India. As we settled back to a…
April 22, 2015
Anne Frank's cousin dies
I hadn't heard the sad news until my friend Lee sent me an email this morning with the New York Times obituary. Immediately, I went to the Anne Frank Foundation…
March 19, 2015
Wonderwomen
On a bright December afternoon in Kolkata, I watched a handful of young women throw their arms in the air, swirl the scarves of their salwar kameez and leap from one…
March 8, 2015
Hindus to NYC: Why Eid, but not Diwali?
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are like Christmas and Yom Kippur now for New York City schools. Mayor Bill Blasio announced the city will recognize the two important Muslim holidays.…
March 5, 2015