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Journeys I
A story of family, growing boys, changing homes, and the journeys that shaped us.
Journeys I explores family, childhood, belonging, and the changes that come as children grow and lives move in unexpected directions. Through stories of home, travel, relationships, and transition, it looks at the experiences that shape who we become - and the people we carry with us along the way.
QR codes are a portal beyond the page, opening into photographs, audio, video, and other companion material that add another layer to the stories.
Complete Articles from the book
Chosen to give you a glimpse of the journeys within
PERSPECTIVE
Small Babies, Small Problems
When their problems grow with them, so does parenting
FAMILY
Sam's Great Escape
The wind beneath his wings
FAMILY
Invisible Riches
Sometimes what we give our children can't be measured
FAMILY
Testing Out Mum
Over Idlis and Dosas
FAMILY
It Didn't Grow Legs
A family refrain, and everything hiding behind it
FAMILY
Spreading Their Wings
The complicated art of letting our children find their own way
FAMILY
When Kabir Ran Away
With ten underwear
FAMILY
The Time Capsule
Who will I meet today?
FAMILY
By the Skin of Our Teeth
How long till you blink...
From the Archive
Photographs, places, objects, and fragments from the years behind the stories.
Childhood & Growing Up
Photographs, school years, family moments, and the small things that marked childhood.
Places We Called Home
Kihim, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, America. The world was their oyster.
Bits & Pieces
Letters, documents, objects, scraps, and the other things that survived the years.
Photo Gallery
Plate 1. Early bonds
Plate 2. Code language with Nana
Plate 3. Experiencing the best of all worlds
The Portal
My Crazy Indian Neighbour
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Minutes on the Line
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Grin & Tonic - Danny Boy
🎥 Watch
Fancy Gap - Another Home
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Owning a copy
This book is part of my personal memoir and is not for sale. Articles from the book will be uploaded here, once in a way.
Reader Responses
"Her writing is simple, honest, and deeply human."
— Kabir Wolf
"She exploes the invisibe threads that connect people, memory and moments."
— Naved Aslam
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