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An Evening in Kalimpong 8 Apr 2013 | 08:02 pm
It hit me in Kalimpong. Not one commercial establishment had ‘West Bengal’ on their signage. It was always Gorkhaland. I could always shield my ignorance with the excuse that I am from south India, wh...
Notes from a Mountain Hamlet – Part 2 8 Apr 2013 | 09:02 am
Continued from part 1 26 Feb 2013, Lava The next day our plan to to go Chaudaferi didn’t materialise. A bunch of people were trekking through the trail, and Joseph thought it might hamper our birding ...
Notes from a Mountain Hamlet Part 1 6 Apr 2013 | 02:20 pm
23 February 2013 “We are building a Church.” Joseph Lepcha said and shook my hand. “Sorry I hope you didn’t have to wait for too long!” he continued. I dismissed his apprehension. I stood in the small...
Being Miss Babu 31 Dec 2012 | 06:58 pm
“You guys think I am a naive piece of shit, don’t you?” Babu screamed adjusting his spectacles and grooming his non-existent moustache. We didn’t know how to react. Of all the guys in the gang, we kne...
I Hate Sachin 25 Dec 2012 | 10:43 am
1989. “Yaaru pethha puallayo! Punyam panna vairu!” my late granny remarked upon hearing about Sachin’s debut and subsequent exploits. She looked at her sons (my uncles) and said “Yenakkum vandhu poran...
Mr. Chari’s First Flight 20 Sep 2012 | 11:07 am
“Did you try Tatkal?” He said. For the 476th time. I wished I could explain to him. How making our PM speak was a possibility as compared to getting a Tatkal ticket on IRCTC. About how I woke up for t...
Mr. Chari’s First Flight 20 Sep 2012 | 11:07 am
“Did you try Tatkal?” He said. For the 476th time. I wished I could explain to him. How making our PM speak was a possibility as compared to getting a Tatkal ticket on IRCTC. About how I woke up for t...
A South-Indian Classical Music Fan Speaks 2 Apr 2012 | 05:06 pm
Dilli Babu, for as long as I have known him, swore by classical music. “In the cruel summer nights, when walking around the house butt naked and taking a shower every 7 minutes also didn’t help, I lis...
A South-Indian Classical Music Fan Speaks 2 Apr 2012 | 10:06 am
Dilli Babu, for as long as I have known him, swore by classical music. “In the cruel summer nights, when walking around the house butt naked and taking a shower every 7 minutes also didn’t help, I lis...
Anna Podi: That killer powder from Andhra 25 Feb 2012 | 09:03 pm
Anna Podi is an Andhra Chetty recipe. It is a powder that you mix with steamed rice and eat. My mother picked this recipe up from her Komiti Chetty friends in Chittoor. Ingredients Peanuts: 2 cups ...
