Full Moon on the Ganges

Ferozk

Thank you for your kind comments to my story. I hope to interact more at chowk.com.

Take care.

Sincerely,

Rebecca

temporal,

Thanks for your comments to my story. I`m glad you enjoyed it.

Tell me about yourself.

All the best to you.

Sincerely,

Rebecca

OMAR1974

You certainly stirred up a lively discussion! Your comments (and others` subsequent replies) fascinate me, mostly because they brought up elements of the culture I hadn`t even thought of while writing this particular story. Thank you for highlighting these issues for me: the manipulative techniques Indian females use to trap a man! In my own mind, Radha`s feelings were genuine and I sympathized with her. It didn`t occur to me to characterize her differently. My preoccupation was with the predicament the main character had inadvertantly gotten himself into as a result of misunderstanding the culture that he was supposedly ``at home`` in.

Bina:

Yes, Woodstock was the school I had in mind. I graduated from there in l972. What fun that you also were there for awhile as an exchange student! It must have been much later as I didn`t know the Youngbloods and the other family you mentioned. I`m glad you had a good time and thought the place was cool! We didn`t appreciate our experiences there until we had left the place, unfortunately. But that happens with all young people, doesn`t it?

Where are you from? Where are you living now?

Sincerely,

Rebecca

*Sighs *...you bring back memories. The last time I was in Allahabad was almost six years ago and it is certainly not the same place.

But that is life I guess. As to what I am doing now. Currently I am in purgatory: technical writing. I do some freelance writing off and on: marketing related, fiction, creative non-fiction book reviews etc. Oh yes, and I live in Indianapolis now. Keep Writing. Hope to see more of your work soon.

Jawahara