Dehradun, Aug. 10 -- Book Review

Giving a 'voice' to diplomatic spouses, whose contribution to the nation has been left unsung, Jayshree Mishra Tripathi, a diplomat spouse and poet, has curated a wonderful offering from the wives and daughters of diplomats, as well as two IAS husbands. It covers the period from fifties to the first decade of this century when phone calls were erratic and far too expensive, and long, handwritten letters were the only reliable way to communicate.

The first chapter, 'Beyond the Call of Matrimony', is Reshmi Ray Dasgupta's narrative on the life and times of her mother Gayatri Ray. On the Rays' first posting in Karachi, she bonded well with Begum Hamida, the wife of Premier Mohammad Ali Bogra, who had to fac...