For most of my life, the fact that I am from India was little more than an embarrassment. I grew up in settings replete with the influences of western culture (with friends who were mostly white) and as such, my associations with being Indian arose mainly from the typical stereotypes having to do with a … Continue reading India
Best of 2011
Since any idiot can compile a traditional "Best of 2011" list (see below), I've decided to take the road less traveled and recount a few occasions over the last year that were of personal import to me. In a year that featured, amongst other things, the completion of a masters in community something or other … Continue reading Best of 2011
Hong Kong I Love/Hate You OR Reasons to Live OR My Ode to the Apocalypse
I'm back (not really with a vengeance) in the city with which I have a love/hate relationship. Hong Kong, if you must know. I love that this place is a pastiche of cultures with a diversity of culinary options, that my best friends are from America, Australia, Canada, England, and Nepal, and that patriotism is … Continue reading Hong Kong I Love/Hate You OR Reasons to Live OR My Ode to the Apocalypse
Writing Is Prayer 