Cynthia Dettman: Author

Here’s a recent example of the kind of caste conflict that continues in rural India, often surrounding access to temples. …

Just came back from a lovely evening of music, art, dance and discussion. So much happened- this is going to…

Gautam Raghavan, a married gay Indian man, worked as Obama’s liaison to both the LGBT and Asian communities. He’s recently…

Jigsaw Puzzle

After five weeks in India and some slow times for writing, I’m feeling very pleased with my progress. I’m getting…

We didn’t think gay marriage would happen in the US, and it has! Now I’m delighted to read in today’s…

Thanks to my friend Christine for forwarding this Keb Mo/Roseanne Cash music video entitled “Put a Woman in Charge”. It’s…

Growing up in South India, my siblings and I attended an American missionary boarding school in the Western Ghats, a…

Here’s a very moving segment from yesterday’s PBS News Hour about the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a…

This is the blossom of the Cannonball Tree! Yesterday I posted a recent home made slideshow set to Indian…