Letter to Grandma – Kiran A. Thakare

Leaving you There in the jaw of cruel niyati thousands of miles away I came here to strengthen my beliefs and to return to fight your war my war at home.   Now three years have passed you wrote me “I am anxious to see you come home soon” I lied to you, saying “Aattya I can’t come home now I have some last moments’…

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What Is My Purpose?

Sometimes I ask: What is my purpose in life? Why am I here while my brothers are not?   Why did all that awful stuff happen to me if I did not deserve it? To us? Why does it happen to so many? And then Oprah’s Life Class questions came up again. Am I stuck on my story?  Do I expect people to feel sorry…

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