About us

Sue Jackson and Susen Sarkar both live and work in one of the world's great cities, with a vibrant culture much of which comes from its colonial past.  India is their passion, although their roots are very different, and they love to share that passion with you.



Sue Jackson

Sue first visited India as a backpacker at the age of 19 and fell in love with it, which changed her forever.  She spent most of her 20s living in Buddhist communities in London and practising as an acupuncturist before re-training in law.

Sue seems to have spent a lot of time at various universities studying. After a brief 18 month spell as a medical student at Edinburgh University, Sue gained a BA (Econ.) in sociology / political philosophy (University of Manchester), an MSc in sociology, health and health care (UCL),  LLB (College of Law) and MA in medical law (King’s College London).  She also has a licentiate in acupuncture from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.  She currently works as a clinical negligence solicitor.

Sue's main interests in relation to the blog are culture, law, politics, human rights, feminism and food. On a non-Indian note, she is a an expert on early (pre-1980) Genesis and loves going to Genesis tribute concerts.  She lives in London with her 18 year old son.


Susen Sarkar

Susen is UK born of Indian Hindu Bengali parents.  As a child he lived all over the UK and Ireland as well as an extended period in India when he was about 5 years old.  In the UK Susen was completely isolated from his Indian heritage often being the only non-white child in his school.  Apart from the extended visit when he was 5 he did not visit India again until he was 19.

It is only later in life that Susen has begun to take an interest in India and things Indian.  He has visited India frequently and his favourite place is Kovalam in Kerala.  Susen stays in touch with one or two cousins and friends in India.  He can speak Bengali of a sort although understands it fairly fluently - so long as his interlocutor speaks slowly.  Susen is immensely grateful that most of his cousins and relatives speak English perfectly.

On Susen’s bookshelves there are numerous books on India.  Almost his first exposure to India related books were 'The Far Pavilions' and 'A Passage to India'.  He is saving a new copy of 'The Far Pavilions' for a long train ride in India.  Susen’s all time favourite book is 'Days and Nights in Calcutta' which is almost a guide to being Bengali.

Susen’s main interests in terms of the blog are politics, economics, history, food and cinema.

In terms of his professional life Susen has a degree in Business Studies and a Masters in International Studies from The University of Birmingham.  His work is mainly as a consultant in the field of telecommunications.