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
Tag: Travel Writing
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
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
The High Road to Central
…and light takes on a life of its own. Continue reading The High Road to Central
THE FOREST OF STONE
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working … Continue reading THE FOREST OF STONE
Moonlight Encounter
The inlets and coves, slotted into the coastline like notches on a sailor’s knife handle… I was jumped on by … Continue reading Moonlight Encounter
