Michael Smith — Excerpt: Following the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, visiting former Eastern Bloc countries became possible, and increasingly attractive.
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Ayushi Kainthola — Excerpt: One of the most vivid memories of my childhood is deeply associated with the big cat–human conflict in Uttarakhand.
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Shobha Ramani — Excerpt: I had never viewed sesame through the lens of grief until that year.
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Rakhima Imanaly — Excerpt: Mountains are like people, they show their secrets only once. We are to be aware of it at a given time, otherwise, we lose this chance forever.
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John Haymaker — Excerpt: Showing it to my partner, we smiled at the possibilities. I banged the hammer a few more times and found it effective for relieving tension.
