Lakshmi Iyer's Blog, page 55
July 28, 2017
Interview: India Abroad
The digital copy is here. IndiaAbroadDigitalCopy Close on the heels of the viral HuffPost piece, India Abroad reached out with a request for an interview. The print and digital editions are available today. Link here.
July 27, 2017
July 26, 2017
Tomorrow I will…
“Let’s play konji konji Amma,” she says, her eyes pleading with me. I reluctantly put away my phone and scoop her up. We cuddle, bounce, trade squishy hugs and sit on the recliner looking at clouds through the window. It is mid morning. We have not showered yet. I am loathe to move, to bring […]
July 22, 2017
Going On Air With The Takeaway On NPR
It started with a simple comment on Facebook. I had shared an interview between a brother and sister on race. This was from The Takeaway on NPR. My friend suggested I should be on it. I pitched the idea that I would like to talk to my twins’ mother about race in the context of […]
July 20, 2017
Podcast: On Relationships
My take on how to survive intense relationships.
July 19, 2017
Hypotheticals
“Amma, can we please let Snowflake free?” Ammu pleads with me, still sleepy-eyed at 6:30 AM in the morning. “After you are back from school,” I say. “But amma, imagine if you were stuck in a box for monnnnnths…” she continues, her angst making her drag out the words. “I am not an elf and […]
July 16, 2017
Finding Passion
“I have to work,” I say unselfconsciously and shut the study door behind me. For weeks now, I have been logging in, answering emails, pursuing writers, cold calling people who are inspirational to come write for us. The actual work of writing emails, talking on the phone, fiddling around with the site layout, editing […]
The Moon Is A Taco And Other Things
I am clearing up the crumbs from breakfast when Pattu’s clear voice calls out to me from beyond the patio door. I take my time, finishing up what I am doing before I walk. She holds up her boogie board, a line drawing that looks suspiciously like an advertisement for a fast food chain. “That’s […]
July 14, 2017
Podcast: Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives.
Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives.
Test Podcast
Interview with Qasa Alom of BBC Asia's Big Debate aired June 12 2017.
