Mumbai
It is a particular nostalgic feeling to get up on a bed in the country of one's origin. I could be biased, but India and her people make...
Nehru Center
The patriarch in the Nehru family in India, Pandit Motilal Nehru, and the patriarch in the Kennedy family in the US Mr Joseph P Kennedy...
Subway ride to Nehru Center
Human being is a happy creature. In spite of pressures on survival and defeats in the external world, the human nurtures hope and...
Nehru Center (third day)
Friendship develops in time. Longer one knows a person, better is the friendship. Friendship is a function of mutual appreciation and...
Meeting uncle and visit to NCPA
Like other landmark buildings in Mumbai, Nehru Center has its own taxi stand. But the taxis would operate as the drivers would prefer. ...
Waterfront, evening, departure
I grew up with my grandmother in a tranquil village near the coastal town of Puri, Odisha. Puri has the thousand year old Temple...
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...
Temples in Allahabad, Ganga arati
The lunch in the monastery is always warm and fresh. Though late, we were received cordially in the lunch hall. We were served food. ...
Bodhgaya
The road we were traveling had well trodden history. The area was called Magadha in the olden days. It was a land of prosperity and...
From Gaya to Patna: Pawapuri, Nalanda
While it is debated as to the influx of outside people to India several thousand years ago, the Vedas give an impression of eastward...
