Trip to India Guntaj had explained to Baron a breakdown in communication on his return to India after graduation. There had been a wedding and soon after transfer to Dubai for several years where his cellphone was stolen, and personal effects disappeared when shipped from Mumbai to Dubai in transit. So, he’d lost many of his old contacts that way. He’d then relocated to Huston … Continue reading Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 3
Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 1 Surprise Reconnection Hannah had heard the story over and over as she grew up in the Schultz home so could almost repeat it word for word when asked. She was in her late teens now and had been given a ticket to Delhi to visit with the Singh family who after all these years of mutual visits between … Continue reading Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 1
End of an Era Two years later with his family settled Ethan settled down on their porch at sunset with his beloved Joslyn. He was not his usual energetic self and complaining about chest pains and Joslyn watched him anxiously. Next morning she took her protesting husband to the medical center where Graham worked and seeing them in the waiting room, he came out to … Continue reading The Landa Generations – Chapter 5
Coming of Age When Sarah heard her father had given permission for Will to be in the company of Leah she reacted and went to complain to her mother. James told both sisters they needed to grow up and they both rounded on him in anger. After all they were two years older than their brother so who was he to question their maturity. Joslyn … Continue reading The Landa Generations – Chapter 3
Grown up in Gatlinburg So, the following day with James off at school she sat with her two daughters to talk about their future. Sarah, who was quite outgoing, liked to tease her sister who’d been delivered just minutes apart and claimed to be the eldest in the family and demand the homage of her siblings. “Well mom you know as the oldest in the … Continue reading The Landa Generations – Chapter 2
Migration and Resettlement Ethan Landa paused to wipe the sweat off his brow and consider the current sculpture he was working on. Over the years he’d skimped and saved to invest and now had a formidable collection of modern tools to assist him in his work, but he still liked to work with his original hand tools for the fine finish of his carvings. His … Continue reading The Landa Generations – Chapter 1
A New Beginning Elizabeth turned to Ravi smiling after listening to Rakesh’s report. “This is a huge surprise, Ravi. What career would you choose to follow and where would you be thinking of locating for this career? These are important things to consider.” “Elizabeth, I realize this is a big ask but my father encouraged me to see if something could be worked out. I’m … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 4
Crisis in the Agarwal Family As the date approached for a meeting with Elizabeth Birla in Delhi Rakesh gave his son a list of duties to be performed in addition to his regular duties and said he’d be off on business for a few days. Ravi thought this was nothing unusual as it happened quite frequently. He had no idea this meeting concerned him and … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 3
Confronting Old Prejudice There were several reasons why an Agarwal and Birla connection would not be considered acceptable by the extended family despite their ancient Marwari mutual ancestry, but this was the main one. Back in 1922 Rameshwar Das Birla had violated caste and shocked the nation. He’d been ostracized but went about his business totally uncaring, succeeding in the promotion of educational institutions and … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 2
Taking Stock of Life Rakesh Agarwal sat in his home office looking over the due diligence his son had managed on a proposed new company acquisition. It was excellent and thorough work and his heart swelled with pride at the thought Ravi would eventually be capable of taking over the conglomerate his extended family owned with him as the senior member of their clan. The … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 1
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