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my other writings: The Passage of Time

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Monday, November 19, 2007. The Passage of Time. Is among those few towns of Saurashtra. Where you can still wake up to the sound of peacocks and prabhatias. After being weaned on dust, noise and squalor of cities like Delhi and Ahmedabad. Quite quaint when I moved here in the early 90’s. Here life moved on at its most leisurely pace. People still travelled in tonga. 8217;s instead of zipping around in Marutis. And Copper pod trees, in whose foliage Painted strokes and Spoonbills bred every winter. Shephe...

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my other writings: Trip to the hills

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Trip to the hills. Foot hills of Himalayas - Dec. 2003. We were on a short holiday at the foothills of the Himalays.The night saw us driving through the winding road, from Dehradun to Rishikesh… the road was unlit with the forest on either side…as if waiting and watching….and suddenly we sighted …half hidden among the night shadows a mother elephant with two calves…on the edge of the road. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Trip to the hills. View my complete profile.

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Opinionated: The Genesis of Wanderlust

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Monday, March 31, 2008. The Genesis of Wanderlust. If you've grown up travelling boxed in a huge rectangle on metal wheels, it is unlikely that you will be an avid traveller. If you spent most of your journeys devouring Hardy Boys and Enid Blytons on the top berth, you are even more unlikely to undertake a journey just for the journey! Wanderlust may still get you! Man was meant to be an outdoors animal. This entire business of air-conditioned offices and laptops is ungodly! What were we riding? Got rid ...

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my other writings: Death of a Patriot

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Death of a Patriot. During the communal riots of 1947, a dargah in Pajod, was destroyed by rioters. Instead of rebuilding the dargah, Imamuddin Khan chose to build a library there. This library stands today as a lesson to every Indian who talks about destroying or rebuilding temples and mosques in disputed areas. One of Imamuddin Khan’s own couplet would be an apt epithet to his memory:. Aadmi amal se khud apna faisla kar le,. Ek kadam par dozakh hain, ek kadam par jannat.

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my other writings: Pluralistic site under threat

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Monday, November 19, 2007. Pluralistic site under threat. Ironically while the ani-heritage lobby led by a BJP member is demanding a de-recognition of this place as a World Heritage site, the much touted ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ website of the Gujarat government proudly proclaims the inclusion of "Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park" to Unesco's World Heritage List as another feather in the cap for the Modi government! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Passage of Time. Pluralistic site under threat.

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my other writings: September 2007

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Trip to the hills. Foot hills of Himalayas - Dec. 2003. We were on a short holiday at the foothills of the Himalays.The night saw us driving through the winding road, from Dehradun to Rishikesh… the road was unlit with the forest on either side…as if waiting and watching….and suddenly we sighted …half hidden among the night shadows a mother elephant with two calves…on the edge of the road. Links to this post. Amsterdam trip - Sept. 2003. I found the youth from the colored c...

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my other writings: July 2008

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. A Pir and his Possessions. Amidst the crowded by-lanes of Old Ahmedabad city, in an obscure corner, lies the Pir Mohammad Shah Dargah Trust. You may almost miss its entrance – an ancient stone and mortar arched doorway, partly hidden by the motley shops sprawled around it. Inside the gate lie the dargah, masjid and qutubkhana (library) complex. In the words of the Pir himself:. Agar gaiti saraasar baad gard. Chirag-e-maqbula hargez namirad…. Even if the world were to come to dust.

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my other writings: The Alchemy of Language

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Monday, April 7, 2008. The Alchemy of Language. 8216;Do shambaa bhai doshambaa, daakiyon ne kya kiya…. This write up has also been published in the 'Indian Express' . May 3, 2008 at 4:58 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Alchemy of Language. Im a product of Delhi University. View my complete profile. Http:/ my-verse.blogspot.com/. Http:/ ashodara.blogspot.com/.

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my other writings: April 2008

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Monday, April 7, 2008. The Alchemy of Language. 8216;Do shambaa bhai doshambaa, daakiyon ne kya kiya…. This write up has also been published in the 'Indian Express' . Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Alchemy of Language. Im a product of Delhi University. View my complete profile. Http:/ my-verse.blogspot.com/. Http:/ ashodara.blogspot.com/.