Memories
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In Canada do as the Canadians do ….. Canada of Dictionary reference: “Canadians are a mostly friendly, unpretentious people who value honesty, sensitivity, empathy and humility in their relationships with friends and strangers, as well as respect for the privacy and individualism of others”.…An extremely polite nation with ‘sorry’ at drop of pin. True…Canada is… Read more
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September 2022: When the pounding dhol (drum) beats, raunchy Bollywood movie songs back spin through relatively quiet nights and make you snuggle deeper into your pillow… you know you are back home. The ten-headed Ravana (centre) Effigy waiting to be torched on the 10th day of Dusshera (Google download) Dusshera celebrations are in full swing… Read more
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Gurgaon 2022: U know you are back home when a cacophony of bird songs wakes you up with the first rays of sun. In my sleepy mental block the repetitive in-your-face ‘coo-ee’ of the koel, the tweet of the sparrow, the squawking of a mynah, the loud continuous trill of parrots as they swoop overhead… Read more
