The sun was beating down on us as the driver parked the car. “It’s hot,” my sister complained as we alighted and my mother threw her a long-suffering look. I […]

The first part of this post can be found here.“No!” my friend wailed as she read the newspapers, “Manneys is closing down!” “What?” I thundered, leaning over to snatch the […]

It was in late August last year that I fell in love with Pune again. Being a quintessential Punekar, I have – nay, I am honour-bound to have an obsessive […]

  “What was that?” my sister asked, leaning over the edge of the boat. I kept a firm grasp on her arm. The shadowy shape in the water darted away, […]

They assured me before I landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that yes, everyone would speak English and no, Puerto Rico did not want to be a country outside of […]