Posts Tagged "Delhi"

A Sweet Winter Reverie in Delhi

Posted by on Dec 30, 2012 in Travel Tales | 6 comments

A Sweet Winter Reverie in Delhi

” Aap Kalkatta se ho? “- Are you from Kolkata? Asked a tall athletic man, muffled up in a colorful Himachali shawl, a biscuit brown full sleeve sweater, from which waist below hung the remaining edges of a sky blue shirt, loose pajamas below that, and black boots further near the winter ground on which he stood. He had a pleasantness about him, the kind you feel comfortable with, even if it was a first encounter. D and me were talking in Bengali; actually deciding from the extensive menu in front of us, what we would ideally like to have for breakfast.  Around us sat several...

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Felts,Fonts and Train Rides-From Delhi,with love..

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in Travel Tales | 3 comments

  I received this, from Delhi in August of 1999.Emailing was not so popular during ‘those’ times! This was typed,printed out,sealed in an envelope and dropped off at the local post-office,which delivered it to me a week later.       “My dear Sam, Finally. After days of waiting! It has rained. Ooooohh! I got up today morning.Sunday morning. At abt 8.30. Everything around had changed. It was raining. U know that soft monsoon rain,which rains quietly for hours.Even days. It was beautiful. There seemed a strange freshness in everything around.The colours...

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