Notes
Blog
Notes from life, travel, photography, and whatever else feels worth sharing.
General
Building This Website
A little about why this site exists, and what I hope it becomes for the people who visit it.
Traditions
What Onam Still Teaches Me
Ten thousand miles from Kozhikode, the pookalam still gets made every year. Notes on keeping a festival alive far from home.
Photography
Photography as a Lifelong Hobby
A look back at the cameras, the mistakes, and the people who were patient enough to be my early subjects.
Family
Two Kitchens, One Recipe
My mother's fish curry, made in Boston with substitutes, and the version that only tastes right in her kitchen.
Travel
Packing for Kozhikode
What actually makes it into the suitcase for the yearly trip home, and what I always forget.
Boston
The Light on the Minuteman Trail
A season of early mornings, chasing the particular gold that only shows up for about twenty minutes at a time.