Last Friday, while discussing books with friends, I remembered this incident that happened when I was 12. And it brought back a torrent of painful memories.
I grew up in a city called Bombay in India. I went to an all boys school. And at age 12, I was a typical adolescent- rebelling against my mother, trying [...]
Last week, my buddy KB and I took a spontaneous trip down to San Francisco. The following conversation took place between KB and her 6 year old niece SP, as we drove around downtown Fremont.
SP (playing with KB’s fingers, checks out the shiny solitaire on her right hand): Kuki fai, why are you wearing a ring? [...]