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Goa Daze

Sitting on our verandah at Rosario’s Inn, in the shade of the huge mango tree which is host to a fruiting pepper vine, assorted visiting birds and butterflies and its own motionless lizard, we laughed as I read aloud this … Continue reading

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Mists of Landour

“Thus shall you think of all this fleeting world A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream..” Diamond Sutra We imagine our destinations before arriving, but that’s just maya, a star at dawn which vanishes with the full light … Continue reading

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Minor Mishaps in Mussoorie

* I have realised there may be confusion about Landour/Mussoorie. Landour is the highest part of Mussoorie; a separate village. This is the story of a Julie-and-Michael Landour day, and a series of minor misfortunes, as previously told to my … Continue reading

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Community, Memory, and a Visit to Sacred Hardwar

“O Yudhishthira, the spot where Ganga rusheth past, cleaving the foremost of mountains which is frequented by Gandharvas and Yakshas and Rakshasas and Apsaras, and inhabited by hunters, and Kinnaras, is called Gangadwara (Haridwar)”….. The Mahabharata, Vana Parva. This story … Continue reading

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Old Delhi, New Delhi Part 2

No-one wants to take us to Hauz Khas. The auto drivers here each have a well paying, easy business driving passengers between Qubt Minar and the station, where they can pick up a return fare. Finally, after we trudge to … Continue reading

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Old Delhi, New Delhi: Part 1

Shahjahanabad is not the oldest part of Delhi, but is called that: “Old Delhi”. In this very congested, lively part of the city, we stay at the Tara Palace Hotel, its door opening (by a doorman) towards a laneway of … Continue reading

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