It was early evening on Aug. 7 and officials at the National Centre of Seismology were concerned about several tremors they had detected in Delhi, Haryana and other parts of India. They were about to issue an earthquake warning when they found themselves contributing to the tremors themselves, jumping up and down as the exciting …
Meena realized that something terrible had happened in America when she received a WhatsApp message from her 73-year-old father in Chennai, India. “Hope you all are safe,” the message said. Seconds later, Meena received another text, this one from her Nigerian friend, Yetunde, who lived just down the street. “A coup! I can’t believe we …
It was Mukund’s idea. “Why are you just sitting around?” he said to his wife one morning during the coronavirus pandemic. “Why don’t you do something? It is good to keep busy. That is what they say.” “Who says that?” Meena responded. “Is it the people who are unable to relax? If they want to …
The Humor of Melvin Durai 