Sense of Place
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“ I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’” — Lewis Carrol Calgary January 2023: Wishing my fellow bloggers and readers a curiosity and… 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
Journies of change 