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Recliner Reminiscences
Sightless Vision
22 hours ago3 min read
112. Chats And Chaats - Part 7
How can the grand food served at weddings be forgotten? I never got an opportunity to attend weddings in Delhi; it just so happened....
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Sightless Vision
2 days ago3 min read
111. Chats And Chaats - Part 6
If you can sleep on your back after eating so much, you’re very lucky. I need six hours of walking before I feel any semblance of...
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Sightless Vision
3 days ago3 min read
110. Chats and Chaats - Part 5
Menus. They terrify me. There was a time when menus didn’t exist—servers carried them in their minds. Then came the small menus folded on...
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Sightless Vision
4 days ago2 min read
109. Chats And Chaats - Part 4
Ambi’s Cafe in Broadway was another favorite eating spot. The curd rice served here with mango pickles was famous all over. Udipi Krishna...
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Sightless Vision
5 days ago3 min read
108. Chats And Chaats - Part 3
The nearest Udipi restaurant was about 1 to 1.5 kilometers away. It was only later that more hotels started coming up in the area. This...
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Sightless Vision
6 days ago2 min read
107. Chats And Chaats - Part 2
In Delhi, our community would host a fair where residents could set up small food stalls with homemade dishes. These stalls were judged,...
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Sightless Vision
7 days ago3 min read
101. Pristine or Primitive - Part 3
Among the staff members, though there weren’t many, it was a close-knit community living. We supported each other in every way. When...
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Sightless Vision
7 days ago2 min read
103. Blind Speaking, Not Blindly Speaking - Part 2
Are there any aids to improve vision? Yes, there are. I’ll try to mention some that I remember, have seen, or tried, just as information...
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Sightless Vision
7 days ago2 min read
106. Chats and Chaats - Part 1
The last few pieces I wrote became rather serious, so I’ve decided to lighten things up a bit. Can it be called light-hearted? Well, it’s...
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Sightless Vision
7 days ago2 min read
102. Blind Speaking, Not Blindly Speaking - Part 1
I keep returning to this topic because it’s the one thing that constantly bothers me and affects my lifestyle. Having had eyesight—albeit...
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Sightless Vision
7 days ago3 min read
105. Relatively Related
India is a relationship-oriented society—I’ve mentioned this before. Every adult a kid meets becomes an “auntie,” “uncle,” “bhaiya”...
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Sightless Vision
7 days ago2 min read
104. Tender Types
Somewhere, I had mentioned the institute where I learned typewriting, shorthand, and other commercial skills. This piece is dedicated to...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 62 min read
100. Pristine or Primitive - Part 2
What about my wife and son? How did they spend their time? It was indeed an onerous task to keep them engaged. There weren’t many friends...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 64 min read
99. Pristine or Primitive - Part 1
When my wife and I were quite young, with our elder son just 18 months old, I was posted to a rural area. My only experience of village...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 53 min read
96. Sartorial Suffocations - Part 5
I completely forgot to mention a sudden fad that emerged in the late 80s—a particular outfit for men called the “Safari Suit.” It was...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 52 min read
98. Sartorial Suffocations - Part 7
The tailoring outfit I went to was well-known, but would they agree to alter the clothes a second time? That was my big question....
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Sightless Vision
Dec 51 min read
97. Sartorial Suffocations - Part 6
We were in the midst of the pandemic when I somehow managed to get the clothes stitched. We had just applied for the renewal of our visa...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 42 min read
94. Sartorial Suffocations - Part 3
I left those shorts behind in the USA. What were the chances of me wearing them in Chennai, where swimming pools are not conveniently...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 42 min read
95. Sartorial Suffocations - Part 4
The final leg of my career was in Chennai, where I continued to offend people’s fashion sensibilities with my tucking-in style. By this...
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Sightless Vision
Dec 33 min read
93. Sartorial Suffocations - Part 2
After one particular visit, I never wore those shorts again during that trip to the USA. However, having spent money on them—though it...
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