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My Father, Me, My Sons

A Reflection for Father’s Day Father’s Day is not an Indian tradition, yet it’s quiet arrival each June has begun to find a place in our consciousness. Perhaps its popularity owes something to commercial enthusiasm, but behind the greeting cards and curated gifts lies an occasion—a pause in the stream of days—to honour the menContinue reading “My Father, Me, My Sons”

Celebrating Father’s Day

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” -George Herbert Exactly a month later than the Mother’s Day, falls the celebration of Father’s Day. It is intriguing that mothers and fathers are remembered through a celebration. Yet, these emerging customs merit both attention and encouragement, notwithstanding a certain misgiving about their appropriateness. Both are AmericanContinue reading “Celebrating Father’s Day”