Sunday, December 20, 2009

At the Post Office

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- by Deepa Krishnan . I have not been to the Post Office in the last 12 years. But last week, I went with mom and dad . They had invested ...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

The flamingos are here!

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- By Deepa Krishnan My uncle, A. Krishnan, sent in these photos from his visit to the Sewri mudflats last week. Our pink visitors are here a...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Sacrifice

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- by Deepa Krishnan The old man was kind to me as usual. Salaam-alekum , I said, as we walked into his soap-recycling workshop in Dharavi. ...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

There is an answer

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- Posted by Deepa, a poem by Girish Sangameswaran My cousin Girish wrote something about last November's attacks on Mumbai, and I thoug...
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Mango-ginger? What's that?

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by Janaki Krishnan Yesterday, my daughter's maid rang me up. "Amma" she said, "Deepa tayi has bought something that looks...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

The Oldest Synagogue in Mumbai

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- By Deepa Krishnan I went to Bhendi Bazaar recently with Freni, walking through the areas surrounding Minara Masjid. We were looking for Sh...
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

A feast, a feast!! (and a glorious saree)

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Last week, Mom and I went to Matunga to buy a saree. . Not any old saree, but an ombudu-gajam , that Queen of Sarees, all of nine yards long...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

An emotional Independence Day

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I watched a re-run of the movie Gandhi last night on TV. There were many emotional moments during the movie, as I watched the story of India...
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Saturday, July 04, 2009

You know it's the monsoon when...(3)

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...everything's covered in blue! Motorbike parked in Sion - it was covered last evening to protect it from rain at night. . Goods Tempo...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

You know it's the monsoon when... (2)

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... the horses are suddenly excited because of the cool weather. Dawn riding at the Mahalakshmi Race Course Riding in the summer was hot and...
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