Surviving the Nepal earthquake in 2015: a memoir of a calamity
This is a topic I have written on countless times in my life. And over time, although the topic has remained the same, the...
Lockdown Diaries: My fight with coronavirus boredom
My name is Ishaan Saxena and I am a student of year 5 in an international school in Hong Kong. My school has been closed since...
First line of defence against coronavirus
I am a commoner. We commoners only read and hear about wars, tsunamis, fires, murders, diseases. For us these things are just news, these...
What is Global Indian Stories?
Global Indian Stories is all about Indians being able to share their stories with their communities and around the world. Since we launched, we've...
A ride too far
Baramulla, North Kashmir April 1990 The Vale of Kashmir was brimming with voices of dissent and there was a surge in violence, murder and mayhem...
What’s this Big Deal about English-Vinglish?
“Many cool,” said the guy who comes to mow our lawn in the summer and fall. It took us a while to figure out...
Krishna in the land of Islam – a story of two devotees and their unfaltering faith in him
Turkey is a secular country, but 99% of the population are Muslims. According to some spiritual groups, this poses a challenge for other religions...
Through the lens from a second home: the journey of an NRI American
A quote from Heraclitus aptly summarizes in paradoxical terms the truth about the story of human civilization : “The only thing that is constant...
Beyond Reasoning
I was born in Pune, India, into a Maharashtrian family inclined towards art, music and education. I inherited an aptitude and flair towards painting and...
