AT MY WEDDING, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW STOOD UP AND SAID, "HE DESERVES SOMEONE REAL-NOT A SINGLE MOTHER WITH BAGGAGE" The entire room went quiet. I tried to keep a brave face, but then my 8-year-old daughter, Lily, quietly rose from her seat, made her way to the front, and said, “My new dad told me to read this if anyone said something mean about my mom.” Then, she opened the envelope he had given her. My name is Claire Bennett, and six months ago, at my own wedding reception, my mother-in-law took the

Today, the world knows us as India, a name from the Greeks, but various cultures have referred to us differently throughout history. In China, India is called Tianzhu, meaning "heavenly land," influencing the Japanese term Tenjiku. The traveler Hiuen Tsang referred to it as Wǔ Yìn, or "Five Indies." Koreans know India as Cheonchuk, while Vietnamese call it Thiên Trúc. In the West, particularly among Jews and Christians, it's referred to as Hodu, found in the Book of Esther. Tibetans use Phagyul,

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