ART… Tolerance 27 Dec 20227 Jan 2023 Tolerance Vietnam and Cambodia have some fascinating examples in toleration that can be useful examples in our increasingly polarised world A 1000 year Chinese rule had deeply influenced the region…
adventure… Days and nights in the forest 2 Dec 202211 Dec 2022 Aranyer din ratri.. days and nights in the forest This was the title of Satyajit Ray’s iconic film about a visit to the Santhal Parganas . We were planning a…
cities… The gatekeeper poet 16 Nov 202222 Nov 2022 The gatekeeper poet We were exploring a lesser known part of our country, Upper Assam, and trying to understand a little known part of our history, the Ahom dynasty that…
BLOGGING… A fabulous review 26 Sep 2022 A review of my book by a reader in EnglandMy review for Memories - A novella: The Hilarious nightmare of growing up. My Rating 5/5. Let me start this review…
bringing up children… Parenting 18 Jul 202221 Sep 2022 When she was finishing school , like all middle class Indian parents we tried to persuade her to become an engineer doctor or lawyer. After getting excellent rankings in JEE,…
bringing up children… The prediction 25 May 202231 May 2022 The prediction A while back I wrote about how I inadvertently heard our pet being referred to as a mad dog by other dog walkers in our neighborhood and how…
adventure… A wrinkle in time 1 Apr 20221 Apr 2022 A wrinkle in the space time continuam As you are aware, space time can be imagined as a sheet stretched tight, with denser bodies like stars are objects resting on…
bringing up children… Nom ke pod 12 Jan 202224 Jan 2022 We had moved to Kolkata in 2000, so that my kids can get to know their grandparents and learn Bangla and Bengali culture. My wife by then was fluent in…
bringing up children… The tie and pants 11 Dec 202124 Dec 2021 The tie and the pantsI had an uncle, a brilliant man with a spectacular academic record who was a passionate painter and traveller, but very laid back career wise, working…
education… Ajay Sharma is put in his place 17 Nov 202117 Nov 2021 Ajay Sharma learns a lesson. Ajay was an insufferable arrogant snob. He belonged to the entitled and elite class. He came from a family of four generations of professionals and…
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