Train to Agra

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iv Copyright © 2001 byVandana Khanna All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 04 03 02 01 4 3 2 1 The Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry is a joint publishing venture of Southern Illinois University Press and Crab Orchard Review.This series has been made possible by the generous support of the Office of the President of Southern Illinois University and the Office of theVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry Editor: JonTribble Text design by Erin Kirk New Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Khanna,Vandana, 1972– Train to Agra /Vandana Khanna. p. cm. — (Crab Orchard award series in poetry) 1. India—Poetry. 2. East Indian Americans—Poetry. I.Title. II. Series. ps3611.h36 t7 2001 811′.54—dc21 isbn 0-8093-2405-9 (alk. paper) 2001018375 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992. v For My Family vi ...