Come Again?- Part 2 (19th August 2002)
...I had to call him up and brazen it out. I had a short list of people and John was the first of my relatives. John's a cousin's husband...

Come Again? (22nd July 2002)
Anna was one person who I felt was very candid, a real firebrand. Most people shied away from her but I had little to fear about myself so I had little to fear about what she'd have to say about me...

Fear of My Lesser Self (27th May 2002)
Dark cloud on a clear day,/Drop of water in my mind,/Single oar in an empty ocean,/Fair wind to embers of doubt,/One truth daring all reason,/One lie of a shallow heart...

Father To Son - VI
S. Veeraraghavan to Summer (20th May 2002)
When my father advised me to seek greater skies from his shoulders I shuddered. His shoulders were great and to me he was Atlas holding up all the skies. I found it difficult to believe that there were greater horizons than even he could perceive...

Father To Son - V
R. Sampath to S. Veeraraghavan (13th May 2002)
My mother regretted giving me the letter to read, she never expected my father to be honest about who he had been. I, however, am thankful my father let me know the truth...

Father To Son - IV
N.S. Raghavan to Unborn Child (22nd April 2002)
It is indeed my misfortune that I will not be around you when you are born. It is a greater pity that you will have to grow up without a father. I pray to God that the years have been kinder to you than they have been to me...

Father To Son - III
N.V. Sampath to N.S. Raghavan (15th April 2002)
I came to Rangoon, or Yangon as the locals call it, 12 days ago with the express purpose of starting our very own Teak wood business. I have been running around trying to buy from the locals but find that being one of the first Indians to trade in this business...

Father To Son - II
N.R. Venkatachari to N.V. Sampath (8th April 2002)
That is something I've realized - you can never be too prepared for anything. God anyway has his ways of creating uncertainties in the most planned of lives...

Father To Son - I
N.K. Ramanuja Iyengar to N.R. Venkatachari (1st April 2002)
I have pondered upon many things and wish to trouble you with those that I think are necessary for you to be aware of. My time will soon come and when I am gone, your brothers will look upon you, since you are the eldest, for the guidance that I have offered you all thus far...

In the End (18th March 2002)
The audience includes, for various reasons, the peon, Sister Catherine, Sati, Sumitra and the Major, the sole absentee being Parijatha...

Abhinaya - Dancing to Tunes (11th March 2002)
I waited for quite some time but she didn't come back. Parijatha must have gone home that day and I was sorry I hadn't stayed back at the school to follow her. Today I can only say it sounds ridiculous, the kind of things children do out of curiosity...

Sumitra - Lessons (25th February 2002)
I was shattered as I tripped within the first few steps I took as my cane got caught in one of the chairs. At that moment I felt a terrible weight upon me...

The Major - In Reflection (11th February 2002)
I remember shooting a mad man who jumped off the roof of a hut. It turned out he was just the average village madman who generally did that kind of thing all the time...

Sister Catherine (4th February 2002)
Indians are a funny people. They speak English and do not expect anyone to learn their language. They are extremely proud and yet they seemed determined to gain the approval of all who are not Indian...

We Meet Again (21st January 2002)
I got as far as the corner when I stopped. I saw her crossing the street at almost the same spot. This time, however, she didn't seem to need my help as she confidently stepped into the street and crossed it. The traffic seemed to melt in her path and then close in behind her, like the Red Sea...

Sati (14th January 2002)
"Why is that man behaving like a mad man?" Sati asked her mother. "Does he see ghosts?" Her neighbour as always was muttering to himself on the doorstep of his hut...

The Peon (7th January 2002)
That woman never ceases to amaze me. When I first took this job I was simply intimidated by her kindness to the students. I didn't think it was possible for anyone to be so good. Sister soon made me realize the truth behind altruism...

The Major (31st December 2001)
That day at the school, as Sister Catherine was talking to Sumitra, I closed my eyes for some time. Sumitra, as always, had that charming voice working its magic on Sister Catherine. However, it wasn't Sumitra's but Sister Catherine's voice that I was very surprised to hear...

Sumitra (24th December 2001)
Meeting Pari that day was a happy event for me. I sometimes wonder if I liked Pari because there was no other reference for me. I wondered if I liked her voice because there weren't too many other voices I heard...

Parijatha (17th December 2001)
I remember when that boy put his hand out to me. All I had to do was cross the street but it seemed impossible. I grabbed his hand when I felt it on mine and immediately felt embarrassed at showing my helplessness...

Abhinaya (10th December 2001)
"Would you like to earn five rupees?" She asked. I mumbled a yes. I've seen blind people before and they have an awkward way about them, this one didn't and she was dressed well to boot...