I imagine, it is hard for people to understand the role that music plays in Indian movies. (While our movies are made in almost as many Indian languages as there are Indian states, I speak really of Hindi cinema.) This music does not come as the … [Read more...]
Girl Power
July 18, 2017 by
We owe it to our daughters to give them every opportunity we give our sons. The glass ceiling is real. The gender gaps are real too. I grew up in a country where the gender gaps created economic chasms — yes, dowry was real. It still is in vast … [Read more...]
Human Mortality
June 27, 2017 by
Recently, I have witnessed the experience of friends dealing with the suffering of beloved aging parents. While the ailing parents suffer physical pain, their children must cope with the emotional debility and helplessness in the face of the oncoming … [Read more...]
The Children of Terezin
June 22, 2017 by
Visualize this — you, as a young 12 year old, are part of a loving family; going to school, playing with your friends and living a normal life. And then your world crumbles as you are separated from your family forever, and moved to a concentration … [Read more...]
