When most people hear the word Sanskrit, they picture ancient temples, sacred chants, or dusty old books. It’s often boxed up as a “dead language,” frozen in time, with little use beyond religious ceremonies or classical education. Think Sanskrit is dead? Think again. I was reading ‘Introduction to Sanskrit’ on my flight from Delhi to […]
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Michelle was humming along to a Yothu Yindi tune drifting from the radio playing on the nurses’ workstation. Her crisp uniform and her bouncy walk were radiating that first-day buzz. Today was her debut as Hospital Ward CNC- the new captain of the ship. It was a dream come true and a need at the […]
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Meet Your Matrilineal Landlady It is a truth, if not universally acknowledged then certainly worth repeating, that humans are very good at finding things to disagree about. Politics, religion, football teams, whether a hot dog is a sandwich – you name it, we’ve drawn a line in the sand, built a fortress, and declared war […]
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Drawn by the cultural diversity and vibrancy of Brooklyn, we decided to spend a day there during our last family trip to New York. It was a balmy morning. Coffee and bagels in the DUMBO neighbourhood enhanced our sensory experience. After a blissful afternoon stroll through the transmitter park, while debating the meaning of Americanism […]
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