Category Archives: Culture

Geneva Diaries #46*

Shantaram Bangalore Birthdays, Seizure, Prise, Qabza and the 4th and the Fabulous Tale of The San Francisco Sea Lions Bangalore: An image in the mirror! Dear Purnima, Been thinking about you lately and wondering how your transition is going.  It really seems strange AND sad when I go to Geneva now and realize that youContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #46*”

Geneva Diaries #45*

Alice In Tourette, The Wax Palace, Bali Hi, Cote d’Azure/Provence, Red Rackhams Treasure,The Supreme Court of The Cyberworld and The Human Condition Purnima in Nice: See below as I become a part of the Nice Museum Installation On Tue, Jul 19, 2011, Roger Stevenson wrote: Dear Purnima, Have you landed safely on the other endContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #45*”

Geneva Diaries #44*

Women and Choice, French Films, Geneva Blockbuster, Jack and Gilles, Ghazals and Mughal India 5/29/11 Dear Purnima, Are you back in Geneva again ?  I hope you had a wonderful time in London. See anyone or anything totally fascinating ? I agree that the male dominated societies in which we live insist on making choicesContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #44*”

Geneva Diaries #42*

Andy Warhol Portraits, Wanted, Swiss Camouflage, Law of the Sky and the Blood, DNA Claim, Japan Travels, Fukushima and The Tsunami 4/30/11 Dear Purnima, It was really wonderful seeing you today.  You looked, as always, beautiful and full of wit and intelligence, and it was such a treat to sit outside and enjoy a coffeeContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #42*”

Geneva Diaries #41*

Geneva, Mother and Child, Women, Milan, Assange and The Pumpkin Prince Milan in Milan He Had It Coming! 4/10/11 Dear Roger, I was so pleased to get your mail, of course a distant second from meeting in flesh but very welcome. It’s so good to hear from you, especially during these very trying times, theContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #41*”

Geneva Diaries #40*

Images of Indochine, Celadon pipes, Ceramic pillows, the Singapore Girl, Milly Finch from Pondicherry, Lights Out In Wonderland – Le Divorce Like Alice (in wonderland) see me stretched out in this chaise lounge immersed in my pipe dream of a marriage that wasn’t…In this painting by Whistler at the Freer Sackler Gallery in Washington DC,Continue reading “Geneva Diaries #40*”

Geneva Diaries #39*

More on Women – Dress and Adornment 11/30/20 Dear Roger, Before we traipse through our prior correspondence, I wanted to take you along for a twirl exploring the topic of women represented in art through the ages in all their fabulous facets. You will be journeying with me to the National Museum of Art inContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #39*”

Geneva Diaries #38*

Geneva: A Magical Week in Wonderland with Family and Wild Turkeys! Subject: We are off to meet the wizard… The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Dear Roger Its been such a whirlwind ride that I’ve had no time to think about The Break-In/Burglary on the Boulevard, Trouble/ Theft in Tranchees! My brother is in town withContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #38*”

Geneva Diaries #37*

Zurich, Schaffhausen and The Right To be Forgotten On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 Dear Purnima, How could you even suggest that I might forget you ??? Your last two emails have been really upbeat and positive, but how could it be otherwise after swooshing down the slopes of Chamonix in the shadow of that giant, glacierContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #37*”

Geneva Diaries #36*

Kerala Women, Equality, Geneva Auto Show, Chamonix, Vagabond and A Midsummer Nights Dream Bonne journée internationale de la femme ! ! ! Dear Purnima, Just wanted to wish you a Happy Women’s Day.  I heard a report on the BBC yesterday of a state in India (Kerala, perhaps) where it was forbidden for women toContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #36*”