The Swahili word “safari” means trip.
In our lifetimes, we all embark on multiple safaris — trips that are sometimes real and other times, imaginary or metaphorical. What better way is there to keep tabs on our daily journeys (to places known and unknown) than through the written word? Join us on a daily literary safari as we travel and discover the world through books, art, movies, music, family, and more.Featured Stories
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Game On: Teaching Middle Schoolers to Think Like History Detectives
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All Abroad with a Baby
Posted on November 22, 2010 | 7 CommentsLessons from 65 hours of travel, including a non-stop flight India trip and a summer holiday to Norway. -
How to Write About Pakistan (or not)
Posted on September 28, 2010 | 1 CommentOn Granta's special Pakistan issue and its satirical piece "How to write about Pakistan" -
Helping Kids Discover Their Unique Family Histories
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 1 CommentI didn’t know what to expect of the on stage musical adaptation of Uma Krishnaswami’s picture book “Chachaji’s Cup” this past weekend. The program billed it as “Bollywood style,” a... -
Summer Reading: From Ohio to Delhi to Accra
Posted on August 21, 2009 | No CommentsOf summer reading, the Presbyterian minister Henry Ward Beecher, once said, “There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this... -
Q&A with Minal Hajratwala, author of Leaving India
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsThis interview was originally published at Sepia Mutiny. As someone whose own family is dispersed over several continents (my husband often jokes that we can’t visit any new country without... -
Review & Interview: “Family Planning,” by Karan Mahajan
Posted on May 7, 2009 | No CommentsWhen you’re visibly pregnant and riding the NYC subway with a book titled “Family Planning†in hand, you’re bound to draw stares and curious gazes. Such was my experience earlier... -
The Desi Equivalent of Baby Einstein …
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsOriginally published at Sepia Mutiny. My two-year old nephew can’t get enough of Lingo the Lion and ever since I watched the DVD “Animalsâ€, I can see why. One of... -
Devotional Obama
Posted on February 9, 2009 | 1 CommentOriginally published at Sepia Mutiny on February 1, 2009 . We’ve heard bout Bollywood Obama and I’ve written about the Japanese town of Obama’s boppy theme song “Obama is beautiful... -
If You Could Turn Back Time …
Posted on January 13, 2009 | No CommentsI blogged this last week at Sepia Mutiny. Just catching up! A break from politics and world news (and my crazy workday) to share this short, sweet video that I... -
Holiday Cadeaux: A Photo Book You Won’t Want to Give Away
Posted on December 15, 2008 | No CommentsHere’s the first in a series of reviews of books that I think would make great gifts this holiday season. Rang (pronounced rung) is the Hindi word for color. It... -
Like a Snail, I Begin to Blog About Bombay …
Posted on December 3, 2008 | 4 CommentsTake heart, those of you who feel guilty about not blogging enough or at too leisurely a pace. Per a recent NYT article titled “Blogging at Snail’s Pace,” there’s a... -
Great Expectations for Slumdog Millionaire
Posted on November 13, 2008 | 2 CommentsThe Oscar buzz has already started and it’s only been one day since “Slumdog Millionaire†was released. So far, the new offering from British director Danny Boyle (of Trainspotting fame)...