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Burma calling
Burma, or Myanmar for those that like being politically correct, evokes conflicting and exotic paradigms, shaped by what we hear…
Irrational anger?
It is almost end of 2008; what a year! It is 7 months since our move from Houston to Mumbai;…
A Mumbai Train Ride
It is 21:30 and I want to return home to Andheri after burying my friend Aliakber’s dad at the Masgaun…
Mumbai massacres
Humans became animals on November 26 when a few of them got together to gun down innocent people traveling in…
Lalaland
I once lived in a country called Lalaland, a finger sized oil rich kingdom clusters on Middle East map. Then,…
An invite for a private Mujra dance
I am going to Houston; it is very far away. Just the thought of flying 19 hours it will take…
The business of fear
I am on my way to Afghanistan, my ninth visit there since 2004. Unfortunately, it is only Indian Airlines that…
The Indian psyche
I am back briefly; will be gone again tomorrow, off to Afghanistan…to constant danger and the anguish of a forgotten…
Of Indian pilots
The idea that I, a paying passenger, need not know what is going on, sitting in the middle of a…
Malaad
I am going to Malaad today. Just like Govendhi slums about which I have talked quite a bit on www.comfortaid.org,…
Dog poop
Its been a struggle for years; especially since the start of my stay here in Mumbai – avoiding stepping on…