What’s love?
My grandmother got married when she was 15. This year, when she lost my grandfather, she told me, “I have known nothing else since my teen...
Third eye (not) blind
I’ve always thought since I was young that my bindi sort of “marked” me, that perhaps it is the reason why strangers remember my face, why...
Slumdog Millionaire not one in a million
Four Golden Globe awards, a sweep at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and 10 Oscar nominations….that was it — I couldn’t handle...
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I’m at my wit’s end. What makes news?? As an intern, my primary task at IBN is to come up with story ideas. It sounds simple...
Classical Western music falls on deaf ears
Last weekend I went to a performance of the Bolshoi Ballet of Uzbekistan here in Chennai at the Music Academy. I know. A Russian ballet?...
Notes From the Motherland: Why I Chose to Intern Abroad in Chennai, India
Join me through my reporter internships at news organizations in Chennai, India.
Why We Can “Seriously” Believe the Night is Darkest Just Before the Dawn
In the darkest of times, humanity continues to prevail, demonstrating acts of love, kindness and sacrifice.
An Attention-Deficit America
Technology has put a world of information at our fingertips... but has it caused us to tune out more than just the noise?
In memory of the smartest man I knew….
“The power to express is the road to success,” he told me. And that was eleven years ago. At some point early on, he must have...
Blogrolling: (n) the practice of exchanging ideas through a blog
I start this blog as a platform to share my voice and document my travel, work, and personal experiences.