Life has come a full cycle, I feel. Our four-year old granddaughter J was staring intently at my silver-white hair while I read to her in bed, the close-to-grand-finale to our bedtime ritual. She reached out and very softly patting my head sagely pronounced, “Nana (grandfather), you have some black hair. People who are really, …
Winter is Coming
The expression “Winter is Coming” now has a new meaning, thanks to the television series Game of Thrones. People have watched the down-streaming visuals of bleak grey skies portending stormy blizzards and snowy gusts, blowing folks off their feet. Characters flounder about in an attempt to stay the course in gale-force winds and struggle to …
Essence of Diwali
Growing up in India, Diwali and Holi were my favourite festivals. These were two occasions that were especially popular, celebrated together by families, neighbours and entire communities. Popularly referred to as the Festival of Lights outside India, Diwali will be celebrated this year on October 19. I remember how preparations for Diwali would start weeks …
Have you ever seen the rain?
A light drizzle started just as I stepped out of the car and started walking to the GO train station yesterday. As I settled in and switched on my iPod, purely by chance the first track that shuffled up on my iPod was a composition in raga Megh by the legendary Ustads Nazakat Ali and Salamat …
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