Waiting in Chennai

Cover Photo: Portion of the Chennai Government Museum. One of the coolest campus’ I’ve ever explored. Beautiful old buildings with a maze of paths and beautiful trees and vegetation. Chennai Since April 13th

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Trichy – Days 7-9

Cover Photo: Image of a few buildings in one of the many villages we visited. Photo: Suryakumar M There continues to be more and more press about my story and search. The most important of this press in terms of practical help are the pieces run in local languages and by local agencies. You can […]

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Trichy – Days 4-6

Cover Photo: Image of the ceiling of tent we sought refuge under while investigating leads at a Roman Catholic church in Pudukottai (my purported birth village). Visit to Pudukottai and MUTHARASANALLUR Food

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Day 1 – Jeewan Nursing Home

Cover Photo: Image of myself and another young boy at the orphanage/hospital in Delhi. March, 1991. Day 1 Photo Dump Photo Descriptions First four images are from 1991 when my father and I stayed in Delhi and visited the Jeewan Nursing Home. Image of our driver and his rickshaw and an entrance to a Jeewan […]

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Is Reunion Healing? If so, for Who?

Preparing for reunion. Maybe. Maybe reunion, definitely preparing. Preparing for the vast uncertainty ahead. Practically speaking there are decisions to be made, tasks to be completed, lists to be made, notes to be taken, etc. The number of possible outcomes feels impossibly large. The number of likely outcomes feels disappointingly predetermined. I feel so uncertain […]

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There Sits a House

There Sits a House, illuminated by a flash. Bathed in artificial light. The roof is metal, worn, in visible disrepair. This house sits on an uneven dirt road. Flowering shrubs sprawl across the front creating a beautiful barrier, separate from passers by but not private, just distant. A few exhausted lines run from the rafters […]

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