La’au, Kaninit, Nadakkavukaran, and other names that America has taught me

International students of ISU ‘বিশ্বসাথে যোগে যেথায় বিহারো সেইখানে যোগ তোমার সাথে আমারো।’ Rough translation: ‘That which connects you to the world as you

When my North Kolkata upbringing met America’s sexual liberation

I'm sitting on the shore of Lake Michigan feeling sad Well before Mukti arrived in America, certain events had begun to

What good is an autobiography that doesn’t tell the whole truth?

Learning to speak ‘American’, and my first paper published

After birth of our daughter we stood at the back of the house My score of 45 out of 100 in

A miserable failure in Biology, and I was supposed to be a professor!

Milner Library - Illinois State University Soon after the American chapter of my academic career began at Illinois State University, I

Hemanta, Manna, and the battle between two super successful Bengalis

From Burrabazar to Bagbazar, Lake Market to ‘Fake’ Market, the gossip among those who knew us in Kolkata raged on

How America deals with PNPC…or not!

Along, hard journey later, exhausted and battle-weary, we came to New York to stay. Finally, we could talk about our