"Viceroy's House", a film by Gurinder Chadha
"Viceroy’s House" begins with a sunset in Delhi in 1947. After three centuries in India the British have announced that they are leaving....
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- Sep 12, 2017
- 11 min
"The Golden House" by Salman Rushdie
Mysterious pasts, transformed identities, new beginnings, organized crime, shocking elections, improbable heads of state, conspiracy,...
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- Sep 5, 2017
- 3 min
Naatak's Mela '17: A Rollicking Ride with Six Short Plays
Naatak has picked for its Mela '17 production, six humorous, ironic and engaging plays, presented in 6 Indian languages. It opened on...
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- Jul 24, 2017
- 4 min
In Memoriam: Naiyer Masud (1936 - 2017)
The Urdu scholar and short story writer Naiyer Masud, passed away today. I found in my archives this piece that I had written in 1998. I...
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- Jul 20, 2017
- 4 min
"Toba Tek Singh", a play by Naatak theater company
I watched a terrific play on Sunday, July 16th . The bay area theater company, Naatak performed "Toba Tek Singh", a well-known short...
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- Jul 14, 2017
- 5 min
How to Make Limoncello
First you look at all the lemons growing on the two lemon trees in your backyard. You ponder all the possible things you could do with...
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- Jul 3, 2017
- 4 min
Arundhati Roy, Alice Walker, and India 101
I attended the City Arts & Lectures event at the Nourse theater on Hayes Street in San Francisco on June 28th. Arundhati Roy read from...
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- Jun 24, 2017
- 8 min
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy
I finished reading Arundhati Roy's “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” a few days ago, and found myself feeling oddly bereaved. Then, as...
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- May 30, 2017
- 3 min
Monsoon Wedding, the musical
I saw Mira Nair’s musical “Monsoon Wedding” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. I took my 11-year old daughter to see it with me. She has...
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- May 29, 2017
- 2 min
Book review "Ghachar Ghochar" (Tangled up)
Several days ago, I hopped on to the Amazon website to pre-order Arundhuti Roy's new novel upon learning of it on this forum. Vivek...
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- Apr 15, 2017
- 3 min
Pico Iyer on the Value of Travel, at Hana Haus, Palo Alto
On April 13, I went to Hana Haus on University Ave., Palo Alto to hear a talk in their speaker series. First, a few words on Hana Haus,...
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- Apr 10, 2017
- 2 min
Edible Memories
A gift card to Kepler's! I was delighted and overwhelmed at this farewell gift from my colleagues. It was 1999. I had completed my...
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 1 min
For Helen Francis-Lang ("The English Patient")
It happens every time I see A woman with wavy blond Hair to her shoulders, her stride Confident, brisk. I think , Helen, of you. I...
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 1 min
Loves me more
My friend would visit you often Surrogate child as both yours were overseas You spoke of your son, as you often did. My friend said to...
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 1 min
I Barely Made Rent
Such a lovely party So many cheeses The oozing Brie The crumbly Manchego The sharp Wisconsin cheddar Too sharp. The Roquefort,...
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 3 min
Mistaken identity ("Are you male or female?")
Here’s a tale of mistaken identity. My voice can be "borderline", I have discovered. As in, could be a male, could be a female. I have a...
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 2 min
The Bookshelf
He is in the living room, sitting on the kitchen chair. He rises from the chair slowly, grasps his walking stick with his right hand....
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 2 min
If the World Ended Tonight
So this is it, it seems. In the time that remains, I want to see smiles, as many as I can. On the two faces that I love the most:...
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- Apr 9, 2017
- 1 min
Richard Parker, the Stuffed Tiger
"Dear Santa," my daughter wrote, "this is what I would like for Christmas. A stuffed animal tiger" Then she named a few books and...
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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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