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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- Apr 19, 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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- May 21, 2019
- 5 min
Eric Yuan, Zoom and the Pursuit of Happiness
My first experience with Zoom video conferencing was in a Stanford Continuing Studies class. In the spring of 2016, I decided to take an...
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 7 min
Nandita Das and the Making of "Manto"
This piece was published in India Currents ("Nandita Das Delights at Stanford") on March 12, 2019. Actor and film director Nandita Das...
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- Jul 4, 2018
- 2 min
The Reluctant Poet
She picks words as she picks popcorn from a bowl, without looking, without effort. She threads them together as she threads beads into...
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- Apr 8, 2017
- 1 min
Obervations (Pillow Book)
PLEASING THINGS An egg sandwich composed of an egg with salt and freshly ground pepper sprinkled on top, between two slices of soft wheat...
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- Dec 15, 2016
- 4 min
How to Become a Scientist
You start by asking "Why?" repeatedly, from the time you learn to speak. On occasion, for variety, you ask "How?" Eventually, some...
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