INDIAN RAIN
Suli Ram. Evening is near.Soon the clouds will cool the earth with showers… – South Asian Lullaby It was winter … Continue reading INDIAN RAIN
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Locomotive Breath
Say, porter, when’s the next train down? – Rudyard Kipling, My Sunday at Home On the platform at Allahabad Railway … Continue reading Locomotive Breath
Ninety-two and Twenty Twenty
Nothing changes but everything changes…– Sharon O’Neil, Kids in Our Town (1983) I turned 29 in India. It was 1992. … Continue reading Ninety-two and Twenty Twenty
NIGHT TRAIN TO GONDWANA
The lights went out. And we were on our way to Gondwana. There is something ineffably romantic about an Indian … Continue reading NIGHT TRAIN TO GONDWANA
CHURCHILL’S GHOST
Life is a whole, and luck is a whole… – Winston Churchill, My Early Life. At Sassoon Dock, the fishing … Continue reading CHURCHILL’S GHOST
SEVEN ISLAND SUITE
Seven islands on the high side of the bay as you’re looking west… – Gordon Lightfoot Dusk on the Arabian … Continue reading SEVEN ISLAND SUITE
KARMA POLICE
I heard the Radiohead song Karma Police playing… In Nagpur, I found the best Eggs Benedict in the world. And … Continue reading KARMA POLICE
Lights and Sound
I dived headlong into the crowded, feculent, rubbish-strewn alleyways… Evening on Marine Drive. Crowds of locals stroll along the concrete … Continue reading Lights and Sound
Two Feet in Asia
India lies before me… Midday in Mumbai. Outside the airport doors, it is a hot, blue day. A haze of … Continue reading Two Feet in Asia
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