A 62 year memoryVishy KurugantiJuly 03, 20213 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…
Subhadra is a horseVishy KurugantiMay 01, 20202 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…
A summer vacation in 1955Vishy KurugantiMarch 31, 20189 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother, a late adopter of the Internet, used to write the loveliest of letters to her children pre-Internet era. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the past few years…
Anatomy of a pilgrimage (Sringeri edition)Vishy KurugantiJuly 02, 20177 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the…
The Real IndistructiblesVishy KurugantiMarch 26, 20171 minsEditor’s Note: There were middle class values in the 60’s/70’s/80’s and there are middle class values now. Big big difference. The old adage used to be “if it’s not broken, why fix it”. And if…
Ravi Varma in a Vijayawada homeVishy KurugantiFebruary 19, 20175 mins{Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of long letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In…
A marriage in the winter of 1962Vishy KurugantiOctober 18, 20168 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of long letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In…
Diary of an incorruptible manVishy KurugantiJune 16, 20135 mins[Editor’s Note: KKM worked at four different Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) steel plants over his 34-year career, starting from Bhilai in 1958 to Vizag in 1992. Below are a selection of his…
Kuruganti Roots in VijayawadaVishy KurugantiJanuary 01, 20091 minsWe are in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) at my parents’ house for the holidays. This is my fifth trip since my parents moved here in 1994 and is easily the most enjoyable trip to date. My grandfather’s…