Family
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Giving Thanks
Staying grateful can be difficult. I have put together a list of 24 blessings that people can be thankful for. The holiday of Thanksgiving ... -
Holiday Hacks
Reflection and Goals For Next Year The year is almost over. Christmas is right around the corner. 2023 is going to be a good ... -
Flying Kites and Dogfights
“But, Mummy, the old man says this is the strongest maanjha (kite-flying twine).” Mummy smiles at seven-year-old Sudhir’s words and shakes her head. Then ... -
The Real Reason I Searched
When searching for my biological family, people asked me, ‘what are you looking for? They wanted to understand what motivated me, but I wasn’t ... -
Freshly Churned Butter and Peeled Almonds
Some mornings I wake up to a parade of memories—whiffs and tastes of childhood emerge from a dream and linger on vividly and wistfully. ... -
The Plight of Motherhood
She gave her birth, breathed life into her. Fed, caressed, soothed, punished. Comforted again. She got her to believe in all things unreal or ... -
Two Worlds Meet
Being adopted has given me a feeling of being from two different worlds. I describe it as ‘nature and nurture.’ As I matured into ... -
Colorful Marbles and Holy Water
Tulsi Bhua (aunt) is beside herself. She cannot find her Gangajali (a receptacle for holy water). Mummy is helping her search; it cannot just ... -
The Father I Was Meant to Have
‘You look just like your father’, the family doctor would say at every single visit. It would only take seconds before he read something ... -
An Arranged Marriage
There is a strained quietness about the house. Mummy is terribly upset! Rita abandoned her Graduate Program at the University of Delhi after one ...
