Writings

Feeling The Distance Goddesses Once Again

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on May 1, 2008

In the mid seventies when I arrived in the United States I heard people call Marilyn Monroe a goddess but Virgin Mary who had all the characteristics of being a goddess was denied that status. To me things seemed upside down.
In India, I did not pay much attention to goddesses, but they were everywhere. Friends [...]

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A Letter to My Grandson

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on October 17, 2006

My Radiant Mokhta Kian,
So far I have been and am a granddaughter, daughter, sister, wife and mother but on 16 September 2006 you made me Nani - your maternal grandmother. My every other relationship has changed because of this new bond. Some feelings that were dormant until your birth are slowly emerging.
When I saw [...]

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An Homage to Solitude

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on January 17, 2006

The year-end holidays: Shopping in groceries and malls with well-equipped merchandise and clamoring crowds. Baking and boiling. Sweeping, mopping and dusting. Roasting and toasting. Food and fun with family and friends. At home, love abounds.
Each year my husband and I look forward to spending the holidays with our daughters, son-in-law, and [...]

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