I lost someone very, very dear to me, a wonderful, wonderful woman, Edith W. Thinking about her these past few days, frozen and unable to shed a tear, I am writing this to remember her, lest I forget how much she coloured my life with her love and her adorable quirks. Edith and her devoted…
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Monet’s Garden, Giverny
one of the most beautiful gardens of the world, a day spent at Giverny on my milestone birthday was the best gift ever.
Diwali
This Diwali has been a happy one, but still bittersweet, filled with memories of my distant childhood where we actually celebrated Diwali in a large Hindu family, and of course my father was still alive and always made it special. I think I’m old enough to use phrases like “when I was young….” And yes,…
Coincidences- Pondicherry 3
I did say my trip here was full of happy coincidences and a lot of serendipity. One totally unexpected coincidence was discovering my old friend from way back in 2007 is my host Arnab’ sibling. I met Gaurav Bose when he was a student at the Film Institute in Pune and we had a long…
Girl, interrupted
I have been unable to post my blog regularly as Life has really taken over. New beginnings, new relationships, new work and so many things have let my writing take a back seat. My writing practise has also taken a bad hit and I am taking a break just to get back into it. Will…
Postcards from Buenos Aires
#TBT 2016 winter Buenos Aires is as grand and sweeping a city as Paris, with magnificent avenidas and classical fin de siècle buildings, large squares and enormous public statuary and sculptures. What charmed me were the smaller barrios and the quaint, old-fashioned little bars and bodegas we stepped into. Known for music and Malbec wine,…
Last Tango in Buenos Aires
Tango in Buenos Aires, a memory forever.
Flora
I am sharing some more photos of me in love with the most gorgeous tulips at the tulip fields in Sassenheim, Netherlands.
Ghosts of My Bombay
In the Bombay of my dreams I meander once more through my Colaba, Lanes leaden with leafy trees adorn sidewalks Bordering quaint homes, art deco stunning, oldworld charming Some have gardens bougainville and flowers, I peer into windows fascinated by Life, peeping inside to glimpse families behind heavy wood and glass doors Chandeliers gleam Pots…
The New York Cafe, Budapest
May 2022 It’s almost unreal to walk into the New York Cafe, mostly because it’s the most unexpected place to find in Budapest. Iron Curtain severity co-mingles uneasily with pre-war splendour, as ornate palaces tower over retro box-car trams trundling across Soviet bridges made of iron. Everywhere the old and the older stand with the…
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