Category: Human Interest

Category: Human Interest

The Turn of the Wheel

The Turn of the Wheel

As I look back on my past, I feel as if a firm, gentle, powerful Hand had moulded the events ...
Ghosts of Gracedale

Ghosts of Gracedale

The dreary day lent itself well to our looming task. We drove, four college students, up a snaking drive littered ...
Gandhi's Children

Gandhi’s Children

An image of my parents -in-law that’s never ceased to inspire me - a picture of Sharad Pandya who was ...
Memory and Difficult Emotions: Notes of an Oral Historian

Memory and Difficult Emotions: Notes of an Oral Historian

I first met Professor Pabitra Kumar Maitra on 2 April 2003. I had just started my interviews with Obaid Siddiqi, ...
India, Torn (II) : A witness to history in the making

India, Torn (II) : A witness to history in the making

Continued from part I ...... Dad had been hearing about partition for quite some time. Finally it came to be ...
India, Torn (I):   Haunting Memories

India, Torn (I): Haunting Memories

KARACHI                                        ...
My Nima-A portrait in White

My Nima-A portrait in White

 Whenever I think of my Grandma, the first thing that comes to mind is how beautiful she was -slim, without ...
Life in the Shires

Life in the Shires

Ever wondered what is lurking in the neighbouring county? More and more millennials are jumping on the bandwagon and abandoning London ...
It all starts with a smile

It all starts with a smile

I am a 34-year-old mother of two beautiful children; Arina is 5 and Miron 3. I live in Moscow and ...
Your name is written on every grain you eat

Your name is written on every grain you eat

I love India and I love Indian food and can cook quite a few popular dishes like daal, shahi paneer, ...