Category: Family

Humility, Kindness and Simplicity – A Tribute to My Father

How do you capture eighty-one years of pure love, affection, compassion, and genuineness in any writing, any narrative? You simply can’t. What makes you who you are? How do you become who you actually become? Authenticity, humility, kindness, and simplicity

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Gratitude for Our Differences

Thanksgiving begins the season of reflection, expressing gratitude and thanks. At Thanksgiving, many of us gather with family, friends and others we bond with. We spend time with people with whom we feel a connection. We express our gratitude to

To Ma With Love

An article or even a full book on my mother, Asha Singh (I call her “Ma”), can hardly describe who she is. Having written hundreds of articles over the years, this one is certainly the most intense and no matter

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What do you do when things explode?

My daughter, a high school junior, asked me yesterday whether I had heard about the NASA rocket which exploded midair. My response was yes; I saw the headlines and read about it online. She continued to ask what you would

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Love you Papa – Happy Father’s Day

The year was 1981, and I do not recall the exact month – most likely in September or October. I was not looking forward to the dinner conversation that night. Having failed to dissect a frog in the biology lab

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The Journey Continues…

It was like this over 25 years ago when I did a similar journey with my father… the one that I have just completed with my son…. first trip to the university, where I would join and spend next 4

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