Water, water, everywhere: Gaining perspective on New Year's Day
The boat docked at Uros Island. Jose came to meet us with a smile on his face and a totora reed in his left hand. Totora are the living reeds…
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December 31, 2013
Rest in Peace, Madiba
The world turned dark today. Nelson Mandela flew away. To a better place than this world. My memories take me back to when I was a child in India, to…
December 6, 2013
On Thanksgiving
I'm at work today, on Thanksgiving, surrounded by news that projects mankind in the worst sort of way -- war, murder, rape. But I am also heartened by the best…
November 28, 2013
Tejpal, Tehelka and scandal
Tarun Tejpal. Tehelka. Maybe my friends here in America have never heard those names. But in India, they stand synonymous with investigative journalism. Tehelka has lived up to its name,…
November 22, 2013
First-person fire
In my 30 years as a journalist, I've written a lot about victims. Many sorts of victims. Of war. Murder. Illness. Natural disasters. And man-made ones. I always try to…
November 18, 2013
A very difficult story
I have reported difficult stories before. It was never easy to tell tales of tragedy from places like Iraq. But a piece that published on CNN.com today is the hardest…
November 10, 2013
Fifty-one
I turned 51 today. Last year was the milestone year. The big 50. I felt OK about it. 50 is the new 40, my older friends told me. I celebrated…
October 13, 2013
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
"When did you get home?" a friend asked me yesterday. "Last night," I replied. "It must feel good to be back," she said. The pause on the phone was long…
October 7, 2013
Can A White Guy Lead An Organization Founded For Journalists of Color?
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October 5, 2013
Casualty
Seamus Heaney died today. The New York Times headline described him as "Irish poet of soil and strife." I don't pretend to always understand poetry though I savor it. I…
August 30, 2013