Memoirs
By Gurcharan Das
Parents influence our thoughts and reactions—and actions—to a very large extent, perhaps much more than we realize, and their respective beliefs of what constitutes life which sometimes may be in conflict with each other, often define our life and enclose it in a figurative pair of parentheses. Although there can be no doubt as to their good intentions regarding their desire to see their child succeed in life, they may both not necessarily envisage the same sort of success. And neither of them might subscribe to the ideas that their child has about getting on in life, of embarking on their own quest,
By Baryalai Popalzai with Kevin McLean
Among the several hundred Pashtun tribes scattered along the borderlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Popalzai are possibly the most distinguished.
By K. Saradamoni
A diary entry dated 10 September 1968, included in the appendix to K Saradamoni’s memoir published posthumously this year, shows this academic activist reflecting sadly upon the failure of econometrics,
By Reba Som
To hop, skip and jump from Brazil to New York, to Rome, with several resting points in between, seems like a merry indulgence in a dream landscape. At first glance, Reba Som’s book may appear as a delightful reticule of travel tales spilling over with wondrous experiences under the benevolent eye of Hermes