In white, she felt just right. It just never gets old. It is always a stupendously wonderful moment where the dealer hands over the keys to your new car without much pomp or vigor. And you grab them in your slightly cold hands with a silent exhale. I count myself fairly lucky to have had[…]

Well, hello there, Inder! (Source: Wikipedia – Indians In Germany) In a country of 80 odd million people, a couple hundred thousand are Americans and a handful forty odd thousand are Indians. I will spare you the elementary math and just tell you that either of these numbers turn out be to a fraction of[…]

the new neighborhood It is clear to me that either I severely underestimated how big a change this was going to be or that I overestimated my ability to adapt. There were fairly good reason for me to do so, though. One, I had visited Germany before several times, each time staying for longer and[…]

An open gate It is remarkably similar how these last few days feel at home. In fact, my India trips have now started to form a discernible pattern. Each trip is surrounded by excessive amounts of love from my parents. My friends through their jaunts express their affection. I eat superbly delicious food every day,[…]

Step right on through “Welcome to Dilli”, her eyes said,Mischievously, as if she knew what awaitedBetween the large footpath equipped roadsAnd the magical small world heritage lanes As I flew in, the ostentatious cliche held true,There was more perfume than cabin pressure,As if a flying steel tube transported a wedding party,To a city that had[…]

At room temperature The immediate days after I land in India present themselves as days of rapid turmoil and gradual re-adjustment. It begins as soon as the plane lands when for some reason every Indian on the plane is very excited to get off the plane. So much so that they are repeatedly told by[…]