Celebrating the Written Word
From the pen of Z. T. Balian has emerged a new creation, Resounding Tinkles, a compilation of poems and haikus titled, seemingly paradoxically, by juxtaposing loud reverberation against light, clear sound. And the collection lives up to its name. The
While at university I had stumbled upon William Saroyan, the Armenian-American author, and immediately fell in love with his style of writing from the heart. Saroyan’s values resonated with my ideals during those formative years. “I do not believe in
More than a decade ago, while heading home from work in Washington, DC on the metro, I heard the unmistakable sound of Armenian being spoken. Since this does not happen every day and as it had never happened before, I
A friend’s recent Facebook post charmingly insinuated that Thomas Jefferson’s love of books and reading could, in part, be attributed to the absence then of the Internet and other electronic distractions that plague us in our time. Later the same
Early this Sunday morning (India time) a friend from the US (unintentionally, I’m sure – she must have been sleepy) texted me, “Will you ever be able to come back?” It was a sobering thought that hastened my exit
The MVA (Motor Vehicle Administration) is one of the most depressing offices to visit, second only to the SSA (Social Security Administration). What is galling is not the lack of technology but the dearth of common sense and concern for
In the matter of letters, yesterday was a red-letter day, for me here in Bangalore. First, I got to meet Pradeep Bahirwani, the author of The Youngest Daughter, a book set in the Khasi Hills, a place where I have