Closing the Door

More than four decades ago, on the other side of the world (from where I now live), my engineer-father and … More

A Long Wait.. and Baby Makes Four

The other day, I set out for one of the most significant Balinese ceremonies that I’ve ever been honored to … More

How to Take Leave of Your Family Home

If your life is anything like mine, it might go something like this: After a few days of crossing multiple … More

Your Blood Never Lies (Even From Afar)

The sheepish Balinese clerk at a local medical clinic tries hard to make sense of my unusual request. I don’t … More

Make Art

Our world. In a rut. Our people. Fearful. Panicked. Angry. The axis, off-kilter. Turn the page. Find the light. Breathe. … More

From Bananas to Buildings: A Paean to my Grandfather

Until a couple of months ago, I never knew that my late grandfather had once worked in a banana field. … More

Revisiting a Sacred Space

What is it like to return to a place that you once helped bring to fruition – even if your … More

Namaste to Nepal

Over the past few days, ever since I landed in the Red Dot (that is Singapore), I’ve had a chance … More

Still Life

On Nyepi morning, I sleep in, missing the total solar eclipse that has arc-ed its way over Indonesia, waking to … More

We All Fall (Ill) Sometimes

There was something not quite right about life in the village as I passed it this morning, twice, on my … More