Archaic no more
I wrote a story today about an important victory for rape victims.Check it out on CNN.comhttp://bit.ly/z4vI82
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January 6, 2012
Red Tide
Dead redfish on Manasota KeyGrowing up in the Cold War era, I associated Red Tide with communism.Recently, I saw the results of another kind of Red Tide. This one caused…
October 26, 2011
A man of peace, but not the prize
Three pioneering women -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen -- won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Friday.The Nobel committee recognized them for…
October 7, 2011
Heading West: The Stage Stop
On the last day of our vacation, we get back in the car -- after two days in Denver -- and head back west on a scenic drive towards Boulder.…
June 26, 2011
Heading West: Yellowstone
We drive into Yellowstone on winding roads between towering snow banks. The east entrance will close at 10 a.m., we are told, because of the risk of avalanches. I stare…
June 15, 2011
Heading West: Winter in June and Buffalo Bill
We leave Deirdre's house early in the morning. We have a long way to go.We drive up Interstate 25, stop in Buffalo and then, Sheridan. It's Memorial Day and the…
June 11, 2011
Remembering Ma — and a great poet
I made it through Mother's Day. I thank birthday celebrations for Rabindranath Tagore for keeping the tears at bay. Well, most of the time, anyway.My mother died 10 years ago.…
May 9, 2011
Baba's legacy
A new book of my father's writings was released last week. "The Selected Works of Debabrata Basu" was compiled by Anirban Dasgupta, one of my father's former Ph.D students who…
February 14, 2011
Suchitra
"If they answer not to your call, walk alone,If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall, open your minds and speak out alone.If they turn away, and desert…
January 3, 2011