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I’ve posted before about the thorny issues that face white writers who are writing stories about brown people’s lives and…

Wow, generous donors have already donated almost $800 to my new GoFundMe campaign. Please consider joining us to help me…

Is it OK for a white writer to write a novel about black or brown people? Good question- but I…

2020 Writer’s Report #1 My friends, this rickshaw driver has been taking a long nap! I put my blog…

I’m reading a series of LGBT-related novels out of and/or about modern India. It’s been an interesting search, with not…

Friends, Please forgive my silence on this blog! It’s been a pandemic. I flew back from Chennai to the US…

There are clear signs that the 2018 Supreme Court decision decriminalizing homosexuality in India has had a powerful effect on…

Stephanie Vandrick’s 2019 book “Growing Up With God And Empire” is a fascinating academic analysis of “missionary kid” memoirs. The…

Friends, I got back to the US from India just as the coronavirus was beginning to reach North America. …

The dynamics of transgendered people and marriage in India is fascinating. A gay or lesbian couple can’t marry. But if…