All posts by Melanie Gideon

September 14th, 2009

Barbara Gupta’s Aha! Moment–as Told to Linda Cherripondicherikooti

Incapable of making a good cup of tea, Barbara Gupta asks her colleague Meena Patel to teach her how to make Chai, not the pre-sweetened Starbucks kind that she loves so much, but the real thing, like the Chai that was served to her when buying overpriced textiles while vacationing in Coldcutta, I mean Calcutta, I mean Kolkata. …more

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"Barbara Gupta's Aha! Moment" is based on a true story. Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved. Melanie Gideon (who is rumored to be half Indian despite her non-Indian sounding name) is the author of The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After.

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