CONTENTS: Note, * Geeta Patel-In the way of dreams, * Jerry Pinto-Who leaves?, * Sabyn Javeri-Leaving that good girl behind, * Stephen alter-Leaving Kashmir, * Ritu Menon-What is left, * Samer Hussein-Alphabets of shadows and light, * Arundhathi Subramaniam-Finding dad, Parents, Parents ii, deleting the picture: after as (1967-2015), * Adania Shibli-Of place, time and language, * Ranjit Hoskote-Sidi mubarak bombay: (1820-1885), The interpreter, returning native, refugee: In memoriam-giorgio de chirico (1999-1978), The refugee pauses in flight: for nuruddin farah sovereign, * Bulbul Sharma-Where have my gardens gone?, * Anita Anand-26 homes, * Chaitanya Kalbag-Leave and let leave, * Kshama Kaul-They shrew me out, * Gagan Gill-Sialkot, 1947, somebody else's lolve, * Manjula Narayan-Soaring, Contributors, acknowledgements.