Saved by the President’s Niece: Guns, Gods, and a Spiritual Odyssey Through War-Torn El...
By Upendra Mishra, Author of After the Fall and Precise Marketing
BOSTON — I have wandered through many countries, but few journeys etched themselves so...
Between Guns and Garlands in Guatemala: An Indian Journalist’s Journey Through Central America: Memoir...
By Upendra Mishra, Author of After the Fall and Precise Marketing
BOSTON--After the dust finally settled—the secret account exposed, the manager gone, the union calmed,...
Memoir 26: The Secret Account – A UPI Earthquake in Mexico City
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON — Life in Mexico City was humming along. I had recently married and moved there with my wife, ready to enjoy...
Memoir 25: From JNU to Lake George — With Pramod Sinha, A Friendship That...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON — This week, my plan was to write about my time in Mexico—those whirlwind years as Bureau Chief for United Press...
Memoir 24: You May Kiss the Bride, the First Fight, and the Battle With...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON, 1990 — I arrived in Boston a week before my wedding, just as planned. Kamlesh Mira—my college friend from Allahabad University—and...
Memoir 23: From Village Roots to a Boston Wedding Via Mexico— A Sherwani, a...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON — Once I had found my footing in life—emotionally, spiritually, even professionally—I felt ready to take the plunge: marriage. After our...
Memoir 22: Meeting the Banaras Girl in Boston, 1990
BOSTON — One quiet evening in Mexico City, feeling the weight of years slipping by and the persistent nudge of family expectation, I picked...
Love, War, and the Wire: A Foreign Correspondent’s Coming of Age in Mexico City-...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON – Finally, after three intense months of proving myself, I received news I’d dreamed of: I was going to be a...
From Spanish-English Translator to Foreign Correspondent for Major International News Organization: A Memoir –...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON – Not long after I completed my master’s degree in International Journalism from the University of Southern California, a thrilling opportunity...
Handcuffs, Mugshots, and the Nurse: A Border Encounter I’ll Never Forget: A Memoir-19
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON — In 1987, my return to Mexico City as a USC graduate student felt like stepping into a world of vibrant...