BY JAMES VAUGHAN There is a scene from a bygone era, immortalized in old family albums and fading memories: a lavish spread laid out on the grounds of a hunting lodge in Ranthambore, or perhaps by the lake in Udaipur. It was more than a meal; it was a mobile durbar, a testament to hospitality and style. This is the legacy that the master craftsmen … Continue reading The Grand Indian Outing: Reviving the Art of the Shikar Picnic
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Fifty-four years ago, he left the shores of his native land with just a few dollars in his pocket and dreams in his eyes, traveling to a new country in search of success and a better life. He had jumped midstream into what became popularly known as the Brain Drain syndrome. Today, decades later, he cannot stop smiling as he reflects on … Continue reading Five Decades in US: His “Dil” is still Hindustani
BY JOE NUTT Like many people who read an essay by Honor Jones published someweeks ago in The Atlantic magazine, entitled How I Demolished my Life, I reacted badly. For anyone who missed it, the essay began with the author detailing her dissatisfaction with her current kitchen, before rapidly moving onto a description of the unending mess created by her three children, then devoted most of its 1,900 words … Continue reading A Family is for Life
BY VIBHA MITRA I was married into a “Bonedi” Bengali family with regal antecedents. Though we lived in South Calcutta, having come away from the North during the Naxalite movement, most of our relatives still lived there in aristocratic large grandiose homes- the opulence, music, laughter and gaiety of yesterday echoed as the occupants spoke of “those days” with great nostalgia and wistfulness. Unused to … Continue reading The Maimed Mansions Of Calcutta
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