Ramayan, Naatak's 100th Production
During the pandemic shut down, I had watched a few of Naatak's zoom plays. Ramayan was my first live Naatak play in a theater since the...
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- May 10
- 4 min
A Mother’s Beginnings, a Nation’s Past (Sisters of Mokama, by Jyoti Thottam)
In 1947, the year India got its hard-won independence from British rule, six nuns from Kentucky voyaged to India to set up a hospital in...
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- Mar 6
- 6 min
The Goddess Will Rise. (Border Less by Namrata Poddar)
Border Less, a debut novel by Namrata Poddar, is a collection of stories or vignettes, tied together by the main character Dia Mittal. We...
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 5 min
Requiem for a Beloved Uncle
On September 17, 2021, one of the sweetest people I have ever known went into cardiac arrest in the ICU at Thangam hospital in Palakkad,...
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
A Burning, by Megha Majumdar
Many years ago, I had a conversation with a colleague about life, dreams, and the choices we make. Early on in our career, or in life, we...
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
Where Has Raji Been?!
Dear Reader, I have not written to you or posted anything since January of this year. How the months have flown by! I last posted a book...
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- Jan 23, 2021
- 7 min
"Together" by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Loneliness is like a cold hand resting on your heart. It can tighten your chest, and make you desperate with longing for company and...
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- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
Silicon Valley Reads 2021: "Connecting" - Upcoming events!
The COVID-19 pandemic took its place in our lives at the beginning of 2020, and changed life as we know it. Silicon Valley Reads picks a...
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- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
Pelicans!
What a magnificent bird is the pelican. This limerick by Dixon Lanier Merritt captures the wonder of the bird. A wonderful bird is the...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Jessie's Message (for Captain Margaret L. Putman)
Once upon a time, I had a dear friend named Maggie. She taught herself calligraphy, sitting at a drafting table and painstakingly writing...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
A Year of Found Friends
Sometimes, the universe is kind. In a time of anxiety, even terror that you might lose those you love, it gives you back people you lost....
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- Dec 29, 2020
- 1 min
Suguna
In cold months, I wear The sweaters, caps and scarves you knitted, Feeling your love In their warm embrace. I picked the yarn, We picked...
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- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
Shyamala's Daughter, India's Granddaughter. Madam Vice President-Elect.
“And one day, like a miracle, he’ll be gone.” This was my favorite yard sign during the months leading up to the 2020 presidential...
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- Oct 10, 2020
- 4 min
"Purple Lotus" by Veena Rao
I have an image of two women. One walks down a path with strong, bold strides, taking in everything around her. There seems to be no...
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- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
California Burning
Agni, the Hindu god of fire, once came in disguise and approached Krishna and Arjuna as they were resting near the Khandava forest. Once...
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- Aug 16, 2020
- 10 min
"Alpha Girls" by Julian Guthrie (Silicon Valley Reads 2020)
“Women – Making It Happen. Celebrating 100 years of women’s achievements.” This was the 2020 theme for Silicon Valley Reads, in honor of...
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- Aug 8, 2020
- 9 min
The Show Must Go On! (COVID-19 and the Art of Zoom)
The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a staggering blow to the performing arts. Theaters have had to close. As have concert halls, including...
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
Black Lives and the Journeys to Racial Justice (Part III: Protests After the Murder of George Floyd)
On May 25, 2020, a teenaged girl filmed a crime on her cellphone. The murder of George Floyd. The video recorded by 17-year-old Darnella...
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- Apr 20, 2020
- 6 min
COVID Times, Virtual Living and Counting our Blessings
The world as we know it has changed. We are suddenly in the midst of a pandemic. Covid-19. Four syllables that have thrown our world into...
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- Apr 6, 2020
- 5 min
"The Henna Artist" by Alka Joshi
I had been looking forward to a book event planned for March 31 at Kepler’s bookstore in Menlo Park. Author Alka Joshi was to speak about...
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