Riding train to Allahabad
I returned back to my sister's house. There was time in the evening for more discussion on her doctoral thesis. She had questions on...
Train Journey
To undertake a long distance train journey is a novel experience. Unlike a bus or an airplane, the train gives a lot more space to...
Ritual at Prayag
An Indian railway station is like a mini town. Rural people show up at the station early and do their shopping in the local markets...
Ash immersion at Sangam
The dried up sand bed of the River Ganges is like a mini Vatican. It is an autonomous unit inside the city. The operation is run by the...
Ritual at Phalgu River
In the process of Indian speculations, a phrase called "karma' entered the vocabulary. This has to do with finding a "cause" for our...
Ritual follow up at Vishnupada Temple
Two words can be considered as the foundation of the Indian rule of conduct. The first is called "ahimsa," sometimes translated as...
Ritual at Akshaya Vata
The liberation ritual at Gaya apparently began through a legend connected with the Ramayana, Rama and Sita were in exile when the King...
Family Reunion
Every time I had been to Orissa during the last ten years, I had tried to keep one evening for a family reunion. Bhubaneswar is a good...
Visit to my Mother's family
My mother came from the "Kar" family of Cuttack. It is said that the Kar's came to Orissa from the north, either Bengal or Assam. From...
Sister's thesis, Delhi, Ayurveda
I had scheduled a final sitting with my sister on her thesis the next morning. We were up by 5 AM and sat down at their dining table. ...
