My India Trip

                       MY INDIA                          TRIP By Thelma Calimbas Madhok February 12 to March 12, 2025 This essay is being written as a tribute to the culture of the man (Pawan Madhok) I got married to fifty years ago (August 2, 1974). This will also serve as a written inheritance to my children Avni and Rishi and to their children for them to have knowledge of their heritage. This trip was also accomplished because of our age I may not be able to survive the grueling international trip again, hence, it might be my last trip to India. Shhh… Next project is a journey to the Philippines. Pawan’s family hailed from Gujaranwala (now in Pakistan) but was forced to migrate to now India because of the yearning of Moslems and Hindus to separate. His father’s family of 4 brothers and sister left behind vast agricultural lands (Grandpa ...