Field Notes From Umrah
The Journey According to every single law of physics, finance, economics, transnational borders, diplomacy and visa politics, there was no way my family and I could have gone for Umrah last December. There was no way I could afford it for all four of us. Our visa also literally came in just two days before…
Seasonal list: Monsoon edition
“There comes the storm as it envelops the evening sky! What have you to be afraid of? And who have you to fear? Throw open all the gates and listen as the resonant thunder calls your name.” So goes the poem by Rabrinath Tagore, ওই বুঝি কালবৈশাখী (Oi Bujhi Kalboishakhi), which we are now using…
Seasonal list: Spring books on my TBR
The fiery red Krishnochura tree near my house is now in full bloom, a timely reminder to me to quickly put together a list of Spring reads (that I will be taking with me well into summer it seems). It’s been a hectic first few months of the year, personally and professionally. With everything that’s…
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