Until the age of twenty-two I had a secret wish to be a sailor. Later, somewhat burdened by my own and others’ expectations, I dreamed of driving a a bus. (Routine, predicability, timetable, boredom, then home to write the novel after supper). My ambition was to sail a proper ship that crossed the Indian Ocean, […] Read more
April 2012
Two friends from CJM, my Convent school in Delhi, became political activists and distinguished themselves in unforgettable ways. A third friend created the National Dairy Development Board, an extraordinary infrastucture which supplies the nation with milk through a network of cooperatives. This blog, however, is dedicated to the one and only June/Jaya Jaitly, nee Chettur, […] Read more
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