The Badgers Stories

Foreword to The Gulab Archipelago by Martin Kendall I have been honoured to be invited to write a foreword to The Gulab Archipelago, having been friends with Karim during the period it covers as we attended the same school and walked to school together. Indeed, I …

Downstairs was England. Upstairs was India. In English, I said “uncle Salim.” In Gujarati, I said “Salim Uncle.” Downstairs, it was shepherd’s pie and treacle tart with runny yellow custard. Upstairs, it was spicy samosas and sweet gulab jamun in a glistening sticky syrup. Epilogue …