Monthly Archives: October 2012
“Neckties”
— for Raja Rao A thousand years old at birth, he kicked up the dust of Vedic sages wherever he walked. The molecules of air they had exhaled swarmed to him like gnats. He breathed … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, World Writers
Tagged Aurobindo, dhotis, Gandhi, Kabir, Nehru jackets, Raja Rao, Shankara
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Remembering London – Part 2: “Effigies and Flowers”
I had called Rosie Schwantes at my home college about a box of books I mailed to myself but never got, when she suddenly said, “You’re sure not writing about what most people write about when they visit London!” I … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity & Multiculturalism
Tagged Charles Dickens, Globe Theatre, Henry the IV, Imperial College, Joan of Navarre, John Harvard, Lancelot Andrewes, London, Paris, Queen's Flower Walk, Remembrance Weekend, San Chapel, Southwark Cathedral, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral
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Remembering London – Part 1: “Petrol and Race”
In London my neighborhood is Notting Hill in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the look of confusion must be lifting a little from my face because people are starting to ask me for directions. The other day … Continue reading