It's Just Me

This is a written tribute for my teacher, Dr. Bhabani Sen Gupta, because we both love words. ****** Dr. Bhabani Sen Gupta passed away yes...

Today is Bhogi, the first day of the four-day Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu. Growing up in South Bombay, a completely urban creature, I can ...

This morning, I found this interesting, short (and yes, old) exchange between Daniel Drezner and Laura Sjoberg on how to write about women a...

Last week, my niece arrived in Chennai seeking a visa-on-arrival for her two week visit. All her papers were in order and she got the visa, ...