A 62 year memory

A 62 year memory

July 03, 20213 mins

[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…

Subhadra is a horse

Subhadra is a horse

May 01, 20202 mins

[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…

A summer vacation in 1955

A summer vacation in 1955

March 31, 20189 mins

[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…

Anatomy of a pilgrimage (Sringeri edition)

Anatomy of a pilgrimage (Sringeri edition)

July 02, 20177 mins

[Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the…

The Real Indistructibles

The Real Indistructibles

March 26, 20171 mins

Editor’s Note: There were middle class values in the 60’s/70’s/80’s and there are middle class values now. Big big difference. The old adage used to be “if it’s not broken, why fix it”. And if…

Ravi Varma in a Vijayawada home

Ravi Varma in a Vijayawada home

February 19, 20175 mins

{Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of long letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In…

A marriage in the winter of 1962

A marriage in the winter of 1962

October 18, 20168 mins

[Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of long letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In…

Diary of an incorruptible man

Diary of an incorruptible man

June 16, 20135 mins

[Editor’s Note: KKM worked at four different Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) steel plants over his 34-year career, starting from Bhilai in 1958 to Vizag in 1992. Below are a selection of his…

Kuruganti Roots in Vijayawada

Kuruganti Roots in Vijayawada

January 01, 20091 mins

We are in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) at my parents’ house for the holidays. This is my fifth trip since my parents moved here in 1994 and is easily the most enjoyable trip to date. My grandfather’s…

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