Given Sharmila’s vocation, every vacation means we check out the local art scene. Went to three art galleries in Sanibel Island and one in nearby Estero. In the very first one, we made friends with this wonderful lady Ludmilla. She escaped from Slovakia during the Soviet era and found love in art in Cleveland. She has moved around a lot in America and Canada and has stuck to her love of art. She is one of the artists in this co-op gallery and was the manager today.

What was very intriguing is how much she knew about Indian culture – specially Aurobindo. She was delighted to find out that we hail from exactly the same part of India as Aurobindo did. She has not been to India yet! Hope she is able to go to Auroville someday!