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Corruption galore
Living in India, I have to deal with hundreds, thousands, lacs (one hundred thousand), ten lacs (one million) and then…
Painful Pakistani Plight
The distance between Mumbai, India and Karachi, Pakistan is about 550 miles; maybe less than an hour’s flying time. But…
Mother of 24 children.
Sirsi is some 240 miles east of New Delhi, in Uttar Pradesh, about six hour drive. An impoverished community where…
Dear President Obama, welcome to Mumbai:
Dear Mr. President: Wow, you are coming to Mumbai today! Welcome, Sirjee, most welcome. You know what; I was so…
Afghanistan x 17 – I (still) despair.
This is my 17th trip to Afghanistan in 5 years. Much has changed (for the better) in Kabul but so…
Pakistan drowns – A personal experience.
The Queen Is Dead! Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully on September 8, 2022; I’ve heard and read of very little…
Leh, India – The skies rained misery. Part Two.
Part Two. Death, decay and despair. The district of Ladakh in Indian Kashmir is beautiful, simply beautiful. Kargil and Leh…
Leh, India – The skies rained misery. Part One.
Part One. Perhaps this is why Pakistan is in such a mess…? Reports are pouring in about death, maim, unimaginable…
Ye hai mera (H)India….
Sirsi UP, India, site of CAI sponsored school and orphanage: Just as I decide to leave the relative comfort of…
A visit to Malaad slums…
It is pouring outside, has been for at least a week; non ceasing rain, at times so heavy, it alarms…
Mumbai monsoons
I am in Mumbai and this is my 3rd monsoon here; a phenomenon marvel to be experienced that can be…
A journey to Waaweila – Final
Joyful marriages; grinding poverty; going home. The drive up to Belkaab begins benignly enough; except for the heat and dust,…