The intoxicating exhuberance of Sahil's verbosity

In our effort to raise a balanced, cultured human being, we have introduced Sahil to the art of film. In addition to learning Shakespeare, reciting Sanskrit verses from Kalidasa, and memorizing the lyrics of Rumi, he is studying the masterpieces of Manmohan Desai. See and hear for yourselves the prodigy give voice to Anthony!

Ever Wonder What People Without Cable Do For Fun?

Here is a peek into our domestic lives. We appear calm in public, normal, in control, but we rage at home. We go crazy. The police come regularly pounding on our door complaining on behalf of neighbors from blocks around. The sounds of our celebrations shake the foundations of sleepy South Philly. We are wild.

Interview with a toddler

We recently conducted this interview with our son, asking him some tough questions, in a kind of probing Geraldo style, and he remained rather cool, yet candid.

Sahil's (Trance) Medley of Songs from the Sound of Music

Since we don't have cable, and since my wife and her two sisters have this deep and somewhat disturbing love for the Sound of Music (film and soundtrack), the key to Sahil's cultural education thus far has been this film. He has learned about love and betrayal; about happiness and suffering; about innocence and its loss; about Austrian nationalism and the evils of the Nazis; about ballroom dancing and yodeling; and about the problem of Maria (a nun who's on the lookout for love!). So naturally the songs have seeped deeply into his subconscious, and if you view the video we've taken, you'll notice a certain trance-like state, a kind of euphoria, which appears only in such deeply spiritual acts as one sees among the Tibetan Chant Masters. One hears the cosmic sounds: DoReMe...