: About Me

I am a mother, wife, and writer.  I also direct the International Student Program at a small independent boarding school.  I am of Bengali (Indian) decent, and my passion for Yogic and Buddhist philosophy is inborn. I studied English Education at NYU and later went on to earn my MS in Natural Health and become a Registered Yoga Teacher.  I absolutely love being a mother and working with teenagers.  Kids keep me young, and writing keeps me sane.  

 I live with my husband, sons, and various four-leggeds. 

My passion is ...

my sons.

I know too much about ...

grammar.

My parents always told me ...

that I was a gifted writer.

My childhood ambition ...

To observe and write about animals.

My favorite memory ...

The first time I held my sons.

Why I write ...

If I don't write, I will explode. It keeps me grounded, sane, and happy.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

As a working mother of two young boys, there is no time for reading or watching!

My first job ...

English tutor

My best moment ...

Most days that I spend with my husband and sons.

My inspiration ...

Yoga, good people, children, and animals.

Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Where will the greatest points of conflict arise in India's foreseeable future and how should India act to resolve these conflicts?

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India is a country of considerable paradoxes. It is potent yet destitute; populated by pacifists yet war-torn; cloaked in the richest of spiritual philosophies yet fraught with poverty. India's caste system is a deeply engrained social construct that has been intact for thousands of years. Despite evidence that the caste system is becoming a dying tradition, it has claimed its grip on India, and its effects will continue into the future. Many Indians who are poor by birth continue to exist in a state of destitution. The poor do not have a right to education, which leads to illiteracy, unem...

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• 2Citizen Journalism Awards
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