Richard Verma's encounters with two prime ministers

Outgoing US Ambassador to India Richard Verma shared some heart-warming stories in his farewell speech for friends before he left Delhi last week. He recounted his interaction with two Indian prime ministers. The first, in 2012, was with Manmohan Singh and the second, more recently with Narendra Modi. Verma’s father belonged to Jalandhar and migrated to the US with about $14 in his pocket. Verma said the family grew up hearing their father engage any Indian he met  in conversation about the country he had left behind. At a certain age, Verma said it was embarrassing. His father would always