Good Morning
On the way home to Canada, Pasha Malla struggles to focus on India’s future even as one of its own children wails in his ear. The conclusion of his travel diary.
Going Back to Kali
A collection of 10 issues
Lessons in Humility
In a flying trip to Bombay, our author encounters the ghost of Gandhi and considers how the late leader's values intersect with those of today's hard-charging India. The next installment of his travel journal.
Making It
A visit to the technology hub that is Bangalore reveals a modern city with vibrant nightlife and a surprisingly literary police force, during the latest stop in this travelogue.
Breaking Bread
A long-awaited history lesson from a cousin turns into an education on religion and politics in post-partition Kashmir, in the seventh installment of his travel journal.
Henna, and Coca-Cola
The wedding arrives, and our author finds his role is more than just that of guest. But playing the pious Hindu “brother” doesn’t come easy. The sixth in a series of travel essays.
Paradise Lost?
As relatives gather for a wedding, Pasha Malla faces tough questions about why his family moved away from Jammu and Kashmir and tries to figure out what, exactly, they left behind. Part five of his travel journal.
When We Go North
Along bumpy roads and past intimidating border posts, our author heads north for his cousin's wedding and discovers safety might be just a state of mind, in the fourth installment in his travel journal.
New Money
On a trip back to India, our author sees the shining new face of the country's idealistic business elite--and also the not-so-shining parts. The third installment in a series of travel essays.
A Couple of My Dad's Lives
On a trip back to India, Pasha Malla sets his itinerary in search of his past. He gets up close and personal in a nation of arranged marriages, in the second installment in his travel journal.
Namaskar, Goodnight
On a trip back to India, our author sets his itinerary in search of his past. But in an ever-changing country, history can be difficult to find. The first in a series of travel essays.