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The Dream

The Dream

Not long after my wedding in April 1971,  I had ...
Our Thamma : The Life and Times of a Romantic

Our Thamma : The Life and Times of a Romantic

As romance brews in the air of  19th century Britain ...
Trailing the Silk Route: The Biswas Villa

Trailing the Silk Route: The Biswas Villa

Click here to read PART1 of this story The entire ...
Devi and the Sword: The Biswas Story

Devi and the Sword: The Biswas Story

It was in 1972. We were going by train from ...
Occult Occurrences

Occult Occurrences

New Delhi An Internship is when we are the doctors ...
Traversing Geographies of Memory-Interviewing family members

Traversing Geographies of Memory-Interviewing family members

Interviewing family members is messy. The interview does not stay ...
A Woman of Substance II

A Woman of Substance II

Continued from part  1 A Dream Come True Connecting with ...
A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

First of the two part memoirs of an extraordinary woman ...
Ghosts Galore

Ghosts Galore

I had my first confrontation with a ghost in the ...
Nostalgia and Happy Memories

Nostalgia and Happy Memories

The next few months were a turmoil and the saddest ...
“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought, I summon up remembrance of things past"

“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought, I summon up remembrance of things past”

First of a two part narration of family history and ...
Those Horrible Nights

Those Horrible Nights

It was Anita’s first day as a boarder. She had ...