He designed motorbikes, served the British Army and worked in a circus with his wife.

Image and Narrative contributed by Shaun Waller & Oonagh Waller, UK These are the memories of my mother, Oonagh who was born in India to my grandparents, Glyndon Ralph O’Leary (Mike) and Sheilagh Anges Mary Maguire. – Shaun “My father, Glyndon Ralph O’Leary was fondly known as Mike. He was born in 1902 in Toronto, […]

The day my father committed to marrying my mother

Image and Narrative contributed by Jaydeep Sarkar, Mumbai This picture was taken a year before my parent’s marriage. My father, Ranjan Sarkar, had moved to Sweden from Calcutta, in 1968, with his first job as an Engineer with ASEA.   The first child from his generation to work outside of India, my grandmother was particularly […]