RAJI WRITES

Silicon Valley Reads “is an annual community program that selects books focused on a contemporary theme and offers free events throughout Santa Clara County to engage the public in reading, thinking and discussing the topic. The goals are to encourage the love of reading and learning and to have a welcoming forum where our diverse community can come together to share different perspectives.” This year’s theme is “Finding Identity in Family History.” The SVR brochure introduce

We look at a child’s smile and match that smile to her mother or father. Resemblances, in appearance, in a laugh, in a gesture, in exceptional sporting abilities, in gifted artistry, make us feel connected. We are drawn to features of those we love, even when they appear on another’s face. “You have your mother’s eyes," were the last words spoken by Severus Snape as he lay dying, to Harry Potter. They were about Harry’s mother Lily, the woman Snape had loved all his life. Wh