I just returned from Andover, Mass,Where I had gone to see my cousin, Surinder’s, wife, Billy,And participate in his first death anniversary.Surinder died suddenly in January of this year, at…

The evening unfolded in resplendent lights and colors: Beautiful women with charming dresses Draped the gathering in mirth and grace. The new Kaul house opened up at the first sighting Like a ravishing…

In what disparate ways does human spirit express itself: Search for truth, compassion, and beauty, Discovery and duty, invention and energy, Devotion to god. Love is a way to achieve…

Though mind-bogglingly distant they are from us, Yet they reside in the stratosphere of our minds, The recesses of our hearts. Did we not live once on some star, at…

It seems only yesterdayWhen twenty-five years ago today, at bout 11:00 A.M.,I was ushered into Chief Engr. Joe Zangara’s office for a job interview.He told me that though I had…

In our hyper-convoluted, super-charged, and un-symbolic lifeThere is not much respite from the perversity of the world. When the spirit sags the world prescribes a set of fixes:The most popular…

She came to the party like a princess, though without a crown,To win the hearts of people,But not to impress their egos. She moved around with deft grace,Working her fluid,…

Rahul and Anjali were born and lived in two different worlds: One in San Francisco and the other in Miami. Though progeny of the same Kashmiri Pandit community They grew…

Existence seems to know the value of its existence, When experiencing beauty, It has power, order, and logic in it. Life is transformed into something indescribable when apprehending beauty, All…

Defeat seems a jolt to smooth motion of life, A confrontation with destiny, An insult to the spirit. Worldly life is a long series of defeats, ( Where, at times,…