May your tribe increase,
Oh heavenly wise Oracle of our country.
Deena Padayachee: He is a South African Author and Poet,
residing in Durban. He works as a primary care physician.
His writing has been included in various international and
South African anthologies including the Readers’ Digest’s
BEST SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT STORIES. Three of his books
have been published. The English academy of Southern
Africa awarded the author the Olive Schreiner prize for
prose; The Congress of South African Writers has awarded
the doctor the Nadine Gordimer prize for prose.
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