Sharell Cook - Author of 'Diary of a White Indian Housewife'
Sharell lives in Mumbai with her Indian husband, where she writes and manages About.com's India Travel website (part of the New York Times Company) and also has a popular personal blog, Diary of a...
View ArticleHow India Helped Me Find My Purpose in Life
I was reading a feature in the Mumbai Mirror yesterday, about six people who left their high paying professional jobs to follow their passion and pursue a career in cinema. It made me start thinking of...
View ArticleBronwyn McBride
Bombay is a city with a pulse and a heartbeat. All sorts of people come, for all sorts of reasons, to chase all sorts of dreams in this space that is seeped in history and shaped by the struggle of...
View ArticleLiving in a tarp house during the Mumbai monsoon
There is hardly a warning before it rains. The sky darkens and the wind thickens, but all of that sometimes happens in only a matter of seconds, allowing no time to prepare for the downpour. When the...
View ArticleNew House Puja: An Indian Housewarming
My sister in law and her husband recently bought a new three bedroom apartment. For the past month, my brother in law (who’s an interior designer) has been doing it up. With completion near, it was...
View ArticleCommunity in Varanasi
After leaving Mumbai at 3:30AM to fly via Delhi, carrying a fabulous bag filled with fine Varanasi-made salwar kameez, I arrived in Varanasi for the first time in a year and a half. They had a brand...
View Article5 Things About India That Attract Me
I often get people writing to me, wondering why I choose to live in India. They think I’m a crazy for giving up my high standard of living, to be here with my husband. The thing is though, I fell in...
View ArticleThe Difficulty of Being Married to an Indian
The topic of intercultural relationships seems to be a popular one at the moment, particularly relationships between Indians and foreigners. Therefore, I thought I’d talk a bit more about my...
View ArticleSachin Scores a Ton - A 100th Century
5 feet 5 inches Ten is greater than eleven, Disagree? Well, take a paper, pen and write “I disagree; Ten is not greater than eleven”. Even if you feel lazy to follow it, just remember this sentence, I...
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