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Recliner Reminiscences
119. Not a Himalayan Blunder - Part 2
Taking leave of our wonderful colleague and promising to return to provide further happiness to them, we left for Kulu-Manali. We had no...
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Dec 19, 20244 min read
118. Not a Himalayan Blunder - Part 1
My elder son was visiting India for the second time, the first time after taking up a job. The younger son was in his third year of...
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Dec 18, 20243 min read
117. Taken for a Ride - Part 3
Getting in and getting out of the bus is always tricky. With so many hanging from the footboard, you would accidentally step onto...
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Dec 17, 20242 min read
116. Taken for a Ride - Part 2
Having been used to reaching the office one to one and a half hours before office hours began, I always had to catch the right bus in...
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Dec 16, 20243 min read
115. Taken for a Ride - Part 1
Bus travel, with the increase in population, was becoming more and more difficult. Getting into or out of the bus, reaching on time,...
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Dec 15, 20242 min read
114. Metropolitan Melodrama - Part 2
My exposure to Bombay life came very late, in the early 1990s, though I had been to a three-month training course in Bombay in the late...
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Dec 15, 20244 min read
113. Metropolitan Melodrama - Part 1
I had a capital birth and beginnings—born in Delhi, very near the Railway Station. It was a metropolitan city, right? But as I said, the...
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Dec 14, 20243 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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Dec 13, 20243 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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Dec 12, 20243 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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Dec 11, 20243 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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Dec 10, 20242 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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Dec 9, 20243 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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Dec 8, 20242 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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Dec 7, 20243 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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Dec 7, 20242 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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Dec 7, 20242 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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Dec 7, 20242 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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Dec 7, 20243 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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Dec 7, 20242 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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Dec 6, 20242 min read
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