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...
Nude Beaches of Norway and the Earthquake That Shook My World: My Journey Without...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON — While in Costa Rica, I made so many friends from all over Latin America who had come to attend the...
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...
When the Indian Embassy Threatened to Impound My Passport: My Journey Without My Mother...
By Upendra Mishra
After the earthquake, life seemed to inch toward normalcy—but only on the surface. Inside, something had shifted, something deep and unsettling. I...
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...
My Journey Without My Mother, Part 8: When Love Spoke Hindi, Dreams Whispered in...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—Finishing 12th grade with the first class, or Intermediate College as we called in Uttar Pradesh, was a big thing in those...
My Journey Without My Mother, Part 6: My First Crush and the Biggest Lie...
BOSTON – After my uncle upgraded our living quarters in Sitapur and I graduated to the 9th grade, my teenage hormones started to stir....
My Journey Without My Mother, Part 3: Leaving the Village at Age 11 –...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—My life in the village lasted until the fifth grade, possibly until I was about 10 or 11. The school building we...
My Journey Without My Mother, Part 9: Of a Mother’s Necklace, a Spanish Book,...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—I don’t exactly remember what triggered my decision to leave Allahabad University, where I had just enrolled for a Master's in English...
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...