by Prasanta | Feb 3, 2020 | Immigrant Stories, Immigration, Racial issues, Uncategorized
It was another typical hot, sunny, Southern day. I felt the red clay beneath my feet heating up like hot coals. We were outdoors for recess, in a softball field, and no one else could hear the conversation, far out of earshot of the teacher on duty. My classmate...
by Prasanta | Aug 4, 2018 | Dialogue, Immigration, News, Politics, racism, Uncategorized, Writing
Below is a post that has been sitting in my draft folder since I wrote it in late June. I wrote about a particular situation that was occurring (and still an issue) in our country, and in this post, ponder if/how I should address such issues here on the blog....
by Prasanta | Jul 6, 2018 | culture, Debate, Freedom, Friday Feature, Immigration, Summer, Travel
Welcome to this week’s This week, which encompasses a holiday in the U.S., Independence Day, I found myself in the beautiful state of Vermont. I was not there on vacation, but the time away, amongst the beauty of the hills, and far away from many everyday...
by Prasanta | Jun 4, 2018 | Identity, Immigrant Stories, Immigration, Uncategorized
Names tell us who we are and where we belong. For years, I lamented the fact I did not have a simple American nickname to make life easier, for you and me both… Read the rest of my post today at The Mudroom Blog: See, Say, Spell, Repeat *picture...
by Prasanta | Dec 2, 2016 | Faith, Immigrant Stories, Immigration, Journey, Memoir
Born in another country, in a lush, diverse land that boasts the Himalayas and verdant tea hills, I was very sick. My parents placed me in a Christian hospital as a newborn, the Frances Newton Mission Hospital in Ferozepur, India. (Many years ago, when I visited, we...
