A Quebec carpenter examines his ancestral tools, and their value

Stan Persky has an interesting take on the question of Jewish identity

Pauline Holdstock has a very complicated story to tell

Merrily Weisbord writes about beloved fathers growing old

Our Indian Correspondent examines the religious riots taking place in India (From the Asian Age, March 10, 2002

Brian Fawcett doesn’t like the Globe & Mail’s handling of some recent obituaries..

Patwant Singh asks some timely questions about what the "war on terrorism" is doing to the global conditions of democracy…

…The third installment of Thong Lor Tales, an occasional series drawn from a work in progress.

The third in a developing series

Our Indian correspondent politely suggests that India’s leadership might have something to learn from Nelson Mandela…