Broken Vows to my father Kanapathippillai Navasothy

Way back in January1990, as I stood alone in a semi-dark room in the funeral parlor - with my father's body in an open coffin, I made a silent vow to him. A promise that I doubt I can keep, as it involved me finishing the Ph.D that he was working on, when my father … Continue reading Broken Vows to my father Kanapathippillai Navasothy

K.Navasothy: Our Father who art in Heaven

If there is a Father who is in Heaven, it's most likely `our father' (mine  & my 2 sisters' that is!), and not some bearded deity! That said Hindus (people who follow Hinduism) do deify their dead ancestors and relatives. Well, not just Hindus, so do a number of other religious people - like the … Continue reading K.Navasothy: Our Father who art in Heaven