Acknowledgements
This book is born of the life my friends infused into me and mine. Over the long years, some of you took care of my parents when I couldn’t be with them, some of you took care of my daughter when I couldn’t be with her, and all of you took care of me when I couldn’t be there for myself. My eternal gratitude to (in the order that I got to know you): Neeta Tolani, Nandini Ramchandran, Sarita Varma, Anjali Mahajan, Kiran Grewal, Nandita Gupta, Judy Nichols, Ruma Mitra, Aru Narla, and my very dear Barb.
And a million thanks to:
Malvika, for her unflagging belief, for reading draft after draft, for her astute and wise feedback, and for her absolute love and support. I couldn’t have done this without you.
Padmini Mongia, for decades of loving dedication to my writing and to
