I come home from India to the United States every year now to visit my dad. There he is in all his rakish charm, looking more Irish every time I see him: the sparkling blue eyes, the bright-white hair, the elfish smile. And he’s not the only one I get to see. I have an amazing family in America—our two older children, my sisters and brothers, my sisters- and brothers-in-law (...)
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Thank you for the picture accompanying the article in print. It adds another dimension to the words. It also reminds us that parts of India are, at times, less than tropical.