It is a fact of life, that we are driven by our Past, which colours our Present and drives our Future. Whether we like it or not, that’s the way it is. I didn’t make the rules. I’m simply inventing them here to satisfy my need for an introduction to…Continue reading→
Achar Rice
Well, here we are. It’s early 2025 and we have left over rice in the fridge. So what do we do? We make achar rice, of course! Now, before we get into this highly complex recipe, it’s antecedents, flavours (flavors, if American), and, yes, you guessed right, ingredients, we should…Continue reading→
A Date For You
A Date – for you Not the edible kind. A real date, an actual date. You want to bookmark this date. It’s an important date. But first, let me tell you about the time I lived in Delhi, India. A newly-minted child, I recall that All India Radio (or AIR) would…Continue reading→
My Family, Leopards, and my Litchi Tree
This is a book, at once full of colour and full of life. Colour that hits you in the face, not just in terms of the phenomenal artwork, but in the recall of life. I loved it! This is a book of memories, but it is much more than…Continue reading→
Now I’m 64
Now – I’m 64 This is the end of my 64th BirthMonth. Consequently, I’d like to share some elements of my life and myself. First things first: I was born. I think we can safely say that that is an established fact, a true fact, not a hypothesis, or even…Continue reading→
ISBF24: A Fine Welcome by Peter Philipps
About Peter Philipps Peter Philipps is an award winning former staff writer and editor of The New York Times and Business Week. A Fine Welcome by Peter Philipps It was our first home in America, a one-bedroom apartment on the top floor of a brownstone in Washington Heights, the upper…Continue reading→
ISBF24: Baba by Indrani Ganguli
About Indrani Ganguli Indrani Ganguli is an interpreter of languages. She’s as adept at staring down recalcitrant witnesses in court while taking down their depositions as she is compassionate with those who clearly are devastated at being there at all. Her stories are rich in classical allusions even as they…Continue reading→
ISBF24: Quislings by Indrani Ganguli
About Indrani Ganguli Indrani Ganguli is an interpreter of languages. She’s as adept at staring down recalcitrant witnesses in court while taking down their depositions as she is compassionate with those who clearly are devastated at being there at all. Her stories are rich in classical allusions even as they…Continue reading→
ISBF24: Standing Spoons by Darlene Campo
About Darlene Campos Darlene P. Campos earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Texas at El Paso. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, exercising, and going to museums. She is Ecuadorian-American and lives in Houston, TX with her husband and their eight rescue cats. See more…Continue reading→