"What I found most enjoyable about this novel is that it steers clear of stereotypes about Indian immigrant families. The Bhaves and the Moghes are refreshingly different from some families that inhabit the world of diasporic fiction. There are no daughters being threatened with arranged marriages, no authoritarian parents, and no weepy sentimentality about the land left behind."-(Nalini Iyer, on SAWNET Book Pages)

"This is the story of two families that not only dive deep into dangerous waters, but surface and live to tell the tale."-(Michelle Reale in "Rain Taxi Online")

"A hymn to the joys and sorrows of family, in the best, most inclusive sense of the word." Andreas Schroeder

Uma Parameswaran's earlier works have earned her praise and awards. "What was Always Hers" won the Jubilee Award for the best collection of short stories published in 1999. Of the title story, that appeared earlier as "The Sweet Smell of Mother's Milk-Wet Bodice," reviewers had this to say: "A deftly wrought novella possessing the quiet elegance born of outrage."(The Globe and Mail)

"Uma Parameswaran has written with the insight and lyricism of the fine poet she is." June Callwood

"It is activist literature, woman-empowering fiction, and it has a political edge." (Herizons)

Of her novel, "Mangoes on the Maple Tree," Andreas Schroeder has said, "A hymn to the joys and sorrows of family, in the best, most inclusive sense of the word."

On June 23, 1985, the bombing of Air India Flight 182 killed 329 people, most of them Canadians. Today this pivotal event in Canada's history is hazily remembered, yet certain interests have shaped how the tragedy is woven into public memory, and even exploited to advance a pernicious national narrative. Remembering Air India insists that we "remember Air India otherwise." This collection investigates the Air India bombing and its implications for current debates about racism, terrorism, and citizenship. Drawing together academic analysis, testimony, visual arts, and creative writing, this innovative volume tenders a new public record of the bombing, one that shows how important creative responses are for deepening our understanding of the event and its aftermath. Contributions by: Cassel Busse, Chandrima Chakraborty, Amber Dean, Rita Kaur Dhamoon, Angela Failler, Teresa Hubel, Suvir Kaul, Elan Marchinko, Eisha Marjara, Bharati Mukherjee, Lata Pada, Uma Parameswaran, Sherene H. Razack, Renee Sarojini Saklikar, Maya Seshia, Karen Sharma, Deon Venter, Padma Viswanathan