I stood in a local market in a city in northern India. It was three days before Diwali – the biggest festival here. A festival that celebrates the victory of light…

My religious schooling was ambivalent. My mother didn’t care much about temples and ceremonies. She prayed at home to her Gods and Goddesses – lined up on an old credenza, encircled…

Kolkata makes me feel Ami abar shei Amar Ami – I am again my own me. I was there last week. It is the end of the lukewarm Kolkata winter. Men…

Joy – Just because it’s Christmas! Never thought about this – but joy unites people. Just like hate is divisive, joy is unifying. I feel that most during the Christmas season.…