I had done a few vignettes that are now parts of the various chapters. In 2000, I was taking a memoir-writing class in Seattle (US) and I decided to revisit it. The piece was mostly factual, with a little bit of reflection thrown in. And I realized they had published the whole thing in two parts but could not get in touch with me because they had no address for me in Brussels. Then a couple of years later, I was in a book store in London and as I was walking out of the door I noticed one copy of this magazine.
I sent it off to an Australian magazine and never heard anything about it.
That was shortly after I had moved to Brussels (Belgium) from India. I actually did it twice-the first time as a magazine article, which ended up being some 18,000 words long. It was just my story that I had to get it off my chest. I did not write the book for any political motivation. Although I enjoyed reading your book in general, I feel it is especially valuable, and relevant, at the moment in India when the LGBT community is faced with a tough challenge.
