Comments for Kusum Shukla https://www.kusumshukla.com Celebrating Nature and Spirituality with vibrant Colors Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on The Passport, the Artist, and the Question of Identity by Vatsala Shukla https://www.kusumshukla.com/the-passport-the-artist-and-the-question-of-identity/#comment-173 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:06:49 +0000 https://www.kusumshukla.com/?p=777#comment-173 In reply to Brandon Steel.

I love the thought of a misguided pen, Brandon. I was there when the passport incident happened and years later I do support my mother in wanting to identify herself, just as my father had.

]]> Comment on The Passport, the Artist, and the Question of Identity by Brandon Steel https://www.kusumshukla.com/the-passport-the-artist-and-the-question-of-identity/#comment-172 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:27:49 +0000 https://www.kusumshukla.com/?p=777#comment-172 In reply to Vanita Shukla Hork.

Lovely story Vanita –

It wasn’t about the enhanced role she had been given
…..but the diminished role that had been taken

That was her choice to decide how she had chosen
To personally identify herself to the world
And with the stroke of a misguided pen ️ it was lost

]]> Comment on The Passport, the Artist, and the Question of Identity by Vatsala Shukla https://www.kusumshukla.com/the-passport-the-artist-and-the-question-of-identity/#comment-166 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:47:42 +0000 https://www.kusumshukla.com/?p=777#comment-166 In reply to Vanita Shukla Hork.

My pleasure! Kusum’s ability to understand that her various roles didn’t define the person that she really was helped her navigate life after losing her husband with the same grace and dignity that she had always shown in her interactions with others. My father always encouraged her to be her own person and post-retirement spent time helping her to further her artist career and aspirations.

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