As a lesbian woman in my thirties, I feel lucky that I wasn’t born any earlier than the eighties. I am married, I have two children and I jointly own my home with my wife. Like many gay women my age, I remain acutely aware of how lucky I am to be protected by the…

    I was born in a middle class family in a small town in Northern India. Money was scarce; struggles were plenty. My parents wanted our lives to be better than theirs and believed education was the key to it. So, they enrolled us in the best private schools which were well beyond their…

My father’s ashes arrived today. I wonder if the postman realized what was inside the inconspicuous cardboard box in his care. Did he happen to glance down at the return address label, Angelus Funeral and Cremation Traditions, and cringe at the thought of holding some stranger’s ashes in his hands? Did he feel sorrow, or…