Feb 86 minPoetry & Politics in Pakistan: "The History Teacher Of Lahore" by Tahira NaqviOn April 4, 1979, I was getting ready for school when I learned that the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had been...
Sep 22, 20231 minLit Fest: Get your Tickets to SALA 2023, Oct 7-8!The South Asian Literature and Arts Festival returns in 2023, this time at Menlo College in Atherton. It features over 60 Artists and...
Sep 14, 20236 minFrom Palakkad Village Girl to Stylish Patti – The Fascinating Life of Lily TharoorI am in Kerala as I write this, having just returned to Kochi from visiting a beloved aunt in Palakkad District. I never tire of...
Jun 16, 20237 minAbraham Verghese, Interpreter of Maladies - 'The Covenant of Water'About two-thirds of the way through The Covenant of Water, a birth is described. "Baby Ninan arrives in the year of our Lord 1946, like a...