The Potion
When we were little, my brother and I dreaded falling ill. Not because of the fever that gave us chills or the cough that made our ribs hurt or a million visits to the bathroom that left us dehydrated. … Read the rest
Knights by the Table
I do say that it is in my blood to run the Knight’s Fish & Chips Restaurant in Glastonbury. I was, after all, born above this place. My husband Kevin and I, however, did not take over the business till
Palace to Partition: My Mother’s Tale
I was travelling to Bangladesh for the first time in 2017. I told my mother that I was going for a business trip and if all went well, I would be travelling frequently to Bangladesh. She sat right up, her … Read the rest
C’est La Vie! II
The is the second part of the story about Joan’s travel to Lyon
After two or three days of complete peace, we felt we should venture further afield, so off we went to Lyon, to hire a car. We had
C’est La Vie! (This is Life)
The idea of the Blog developed while talking to Joan Duncan and reading her detailed account of living in London during the war years. The first story of the Blog called When the War Began, was by her. Joan was
Ruby and the Memsahibs
I was travelling by car from Jamshedpur to Durgapur[note]Durgapur in the state of West Bengal is 180 kilometres north of Jamshedpur which used to be in southern Bihar, now in the newly formed state of Jharkhand. Both are industrial 
To Ma, with Love
My mother, Swarna Kumari (Beena) Roy Choudhury was the daughter of Professor Rajanikanta Guha, a well-known academic in Bengal, who had been initiated into the Brahmo faith [note]A 19th century religious reform movement started by Rammohan Roy to rid
Jason and our Home of Love
I was one of 7 children and we lived with our Dad, Mom and Grandmother. My Dad was a very violent man and ruled the house with his strap while my Mother was a very weak person. Ours was a
Always in the Mood for Dance: My life with Bill
I was born in October 1918. My mother lived in Exeter, Devon and I was 2 and a half lb when I was born just before the end of the First World War. My name was Ruth Weeks.
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