Calendar Launch

It’s that time of year again. This year, the calendar was dedicated to my Mom and we had a special guest for the launch. Dad came along to the all-staff meeting we had at KV and spoke movingly of how happy Mom would have been to see the work the school is doing. This is […]

Dad in India

Proof that he is really here. The Times of India in hand. This is at my niece Manisha’s where we spent the first night. Dad seems to have reached an age where he is above the little details in life. India. America. Only names. Wherever you go, there you are. He is also very easy […]

Arrival

At last! Hard to believe this moment has actually come. Dad came out first,leaving Lucy to grapple with the bags and the Customs officials (how nice of the wheelchair guy to wear a blue shirt to provide that perfect balance for Dad’s red). And there she is! Back in India at last. (Those bags are […]

Getting Ready for Dad, Lucy and the boys

The last time Dad was in India was 1990. Moy Moy was eight months old at the time, Anand had just started school and Cathleen was only four. Dad was on a Fulbright fellowship and he was mostly touring in the South with his group. He came and stayed with us for two weeks at […]