Stories about my S Asia working experiences
Ashramas It was a national holiday and crowds were out in Surat to celebrate. Aashi and her mother had been to the temple and were returning home by auto rickshaw when they observed one of the chowkidars at the security office checking people into and out of the gated community. He’d prevented a disheveled woman clutching a small suitcase from entry and she was wailing … Continue reading Four Stages of Life – Chapter 4
Planning for the Future Gopal sat the Patel young men down and reviewed their progress at school noting as he did, he’d invested well in them. They were both gaining top grades in their schoolwork and expected to graduate in their respective years of graduation with honors. He asked a lot of questions about their philosophy in life, honor for traditional values and ambitions as … Continue reading Four Stages of Life – Chapter 3
Change Management Gopal, who was an astute student of human nature, finally addressed his boy’s question about their future passing the question off with the assurance his plans for future education were already in motion and they seemed quite satisfied to know each of them were being considered equally for their careers. But Gopal’s mind was working hard on Kamini’s comment, and he wondered what … Continue reading Four Stages of Life – Chapter 2
Disruption in the Family Gopal Desai looked at his watch and clapped his hands. Iditri Patel his personal assistant came running. The whole family Patel looked after the Desai’s spacious penthouse occupying the complete area of the top level. It was luxurious and had access to the roof area which Gopal’s wife Smt. Rajvi utilized for entertainment, recreation and rooftop gardens in the area not … Continue reading Four Stages of Life – Chapter 1
Indrani paused after receiving her platform recognition on the receipt of her PhD. At the end of this graduation ceremony, she’d be delivering the response to faculty on behalf of those who’d graduated. She blinked her eyes to try and penetrate the audience sitting out there through powerful stage lights and her eyes focused on her parents sitting in a prominent place toward the front … Continue reading Indrani’s Ambition Fulfilled
Susheela’s Whispered Wish Aswarti glanced around the restaurant then continued to talk. “I did my research on you before approaching you at the plantation to find out how formidable you’d be in the event I had to represent against you in court. You have an impressive family tree and are known for honest dealings and are very competent and astute.” Raj laughed. “Aswarti I’m always … Continue reading Ratnagiri – Chapter 3
The Friendly Lawyer Next day at precisely 1pm Aswarti Nayar presented herself to the Harsha Terrace Garden Restaurant reception and inquired if Raj Patil had arrived. She was ushered to the table where Raj and Anupam were seated with papers out on the table discussing business transactions of the morning. When they saw her heading for the table, they quickly retrieved papers and put them … Continue reading Ratnagiri – Chapter 2
Surprise Law Case Raj Patil walked through his ripening crops of alphonso mangos. It was that time of the year when crops flowed to the markets through intermediatory merchants to the rest of India and the world, and he’d offered puja that morning to prevent an early monsoon interfering with the latter part of the harvest. Once the monsoon started that was the end of … Continue reading Ratnagiri – Chapter 1
Shadi at Last Chandra bade a tearful goodbye to the London branch of the Reddy family and returned to her father’s home in Chennai. A great celebration took place to welcome her home. Hameer had been in contact with Chandra’s father and all the formalities were complete between the two families. Chandra’s father consulted a priest to determine the most auspicious time for a wedding … Continue reading Aadi – Chapter 5
Chandra Gains a New Family There seemed to be no softening of Hameer’s attitude, but Dakshana had learned through the London Reddy family Chandra had been a frequent guest in their home through her studies and realized there would be an eventual confrontation on that issue. Dakshana wanted to see her son Aadi happily married to a woman of his choice and she liked this … Continue reading Aadi – Chapter 4
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