Two days ago, my father got heart attack, my family was on its way to hospital. When I got that call from home, I jumped into action of calls to insurance, HR, hospital etc. After couple of hours of emails, phone calls to set up cashless process, I went to Expedia and found that thereContinue reading “GoAir, Go Where? Mr Jehangir Wadia, It Could Have Been Your Father”
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A Vote For Hope.
If there is an opportunity to change, let’s not waste it.
.. On the Economics .. of PK
There is no denying that many ridiculous things are a part of many religions of the world. Rational followers of each of them possibly testify that and know the inner jokes. Hinduism – known for its symbols, has lot of elements to talk about, to make fun of, or to reflect upon. Hinduism is fairly openContinue reading “.. On the Economics .. of PK”
Happy Diwali
I have been back in India for over two months now. Every day since the return, my mind accumulated so many thoughts, some discomforts to blog about, so many lacunae that I either did not see before or wasn’t used to anymore, so many inefficiencies to fix. I had been desiring to write about eachContinue reading “Happy Diwali”
30in30 : The Family That Teared Me Up
A family in Colorado set me up with this family in El Cerritos, CA. I am fascinated by this chain of trust that has made it possible for me to complete this journey. Sri and Ram have made America their home for more than a decade now. Sri studied bio chemistry in India and becameContinue reading “30in30 : The Family That Teared Me Up”
30in30 : The Ballerina Who Walked Across the Country
The first home whose story I captured on my camera on this journey was that of Frankie Price Presslaff in Indiana. They knew this woman called Granny Mary in Portland. Back then I was in Bloomington and Portland was so far on my road to west that I could not imagine who is Granny Mary orContinue reading “30in30 : The Ballerina Who Walked Across the Country”
30in30 : On Heaven And Hell
My aunt Mary set me up with this family near Portland. Tom is a gardener. He likes to see life grow. Stephanie is in instructional education. When I asked Tom about his faith and religion. He said, “I have not seen any one coming back from grave and telling me how is it going there.Continue reading “30in30 : On Heaven And Hell”
30in30 : Surprise from Switzerland
In the Yellow Stone National Park, a family from Switzerland was chatting with me while seeing the Old Faithful erupt. When they learned about the trip, they asked about how I was funding the trip. On learning about Kickstarter, they were overwhelmed and said , “Please don’t mind but allow us to support this” andContinue reading “30in30 : Surprise from Switzerland”
30in30: “We make sure that all in our family share at least one meal every day.”
I wanted to make a small break in Spokane WA, the first stop in that state. A friend googled up that town and told me about Dr Sanjay Logani who is a pathologist in Spokane. Found his number and called up his office. The secretary told Dr Logani that a documentary film maker from IndiaContinue reading “30in30: “We make sure that all in our family share at least one meal every day.””
“We could not care less about New York”
This was a consequence of a plain door knock. As I was driving through the ranches on my way to Jackson Hole, WY, I wondered what these ranchers are like. Are they like the cowboys of the Brokeback Mountain. So I drove into one of them. I knocked the multiple doors of the house there. NoContinue reading ““We could not care less about New York””
Gupta Goes Greek 