Writing on the road to peace

At times, silence is uplifting and soothing; other times, silence is heavy and disconcerting. During the month of June 2022, the silence my wife and I heard at a Concentration Camp was…

Canartic meets Cantorial; Cantorial meets Canartic On February 23, 2017, ancient legendary musical worlds merged into one. It was such a rare occurrence that I figure it could probably…

A seasoned clergyman’s reflections about India, Hinduism, and religion in general: “Don’t touch, you’ll get burned.” One time or another, almost every child has been admonished with…

Adequately describing an experience of a lifetime requires the ability to illustrate captured moments. Photographer SC Sekhar patiently waits and then “freezes” those fleeting seconds…

NB: February 29th was the 41st wedding anniversary of Manny and Janice From the future temple workers and princesses: We have fallen for the people, sights and sounds of India and our…

Last night we had the distinct honor and blessing of being invited to the home of a distinguished professor of Hindustan music and legendary Indian violinist. He gave us a private…

We are here during the Hindu High Holiday of Maha Shivratri in Varanasi. The observant Hindu faithful flock to temples to offer their prayers. All day long they observe a fast. They…

Janice and I flew to Varanasi from Delhi with Sekhar, Feroza and Suresh. Sekhar’s Varanasi drivers picked us up and four guides took us by boat on the Ganges River to our Heritage Hotel…