New Generation Arises Five years passed with the different family members beginning to consolidate their plans for their future and turn them into action. James had completed his education degree and was soon to start work at one of the elementary schools in Gatlinburg along the way in these studies he’d taken up with a young lady Mary Ann Brown at the college and they … Continue reading The Landa Generations – Chapter 4
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
Amelia Meets Her Match A year had passed, and Niels had mastered the computer systems and learned how to deal with clients, so the business community were happy to see him every time he did the rounds to see they were satisfied with Thomas Travels service. He had reached out to new business contacts and his charming manner had bought them in as part of … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 6
Prejudice is a Two-Way Reality Durene sat in her apartment in Houston thinking through the proposal she’d received today. It had come as a shock to her, and she had to think through the implications of what would happen if she accepted. The events of the past six years came vividly to mind, and she shuddered at the impact on her life since she’d left … Continue reading Durene’s Reality Check – Chapter 4
Chance Meeting Durene waited patiently in line while her appointed benefactor from the air crew took her documents and waited while she went through all formalities and had her documents inspected minutely by US immigration. Then took them and returned the stamped passport and documents to Durene as she was waved through the barrier before heading for the line where airline crew were processed promising … Continue reading Durene’s Reality Check – Chapter 2
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