2024 ended on a horrible note for us here in the US and the repercussions will continue to reverberate for the next four years or more. But in the context of this blog which usually eschews politics (though my political bearings influence my writing) let me take a moment to remember the great many luminaries from the arts: literature, music, movies, radio – Ameen Sayani, Kumar Shahani, Shyam Benegal, Pankaj Udhas, Zakir Hussain, MT Vasudevan Nair, Bapsi Sidhwa, etc., whom we lost this year.
However,
this is a new year, and hopefully, a new beginning (redundant, I know). I am grateful to the readers who still read my posts, old and new. Without you, there wouldn't be a blog. So, a wish for a very Happy New Year, from me and mine, to you and yours. May the world be a happier place, may there be less strife. May we be compassionate and kind and share laughter and happiness.