My Christmas gift
This is the season when we feel compelled to give. We give our time at homeless shelters, buy bags of food for the hungry and write checks out to charities…
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December 22, 2009
Mehndi
I met my dear friend Vijay Chowdhary when I was in the fifth grade. My brother and I went to school with Vijay and his sister Renu. They were Marwaris…
December 17, 2009
Kolkata
On my way home.It has been more than a year that I was in my beloved Kolkata. A feast and sore for the eyes all at once. An assault on…
December 3, 2009
Tussling over Teresa
One of the quietest, most peaceful places in the heart of Kolkata is Mother House.The non-descript building can be easily missed. The entrance on Lower Circular Road is far from…
October 24, 2009
Goddess of strength
Thousands of deities are on their way to the banks of the Ganges in West Bengal today. The immersions have to be finished by Wednesday in the capital, Kolkata.Ma Durga,…
September 29, 2009
Another one rides the bus
Finally. Someone in my beloved hometown came up with a brilliant idea: a bus tour of Kolkata.That may seem like a given to us here in America. We've all been…
August 11, 2009