Category Archives: Words

Hokusai Says

Hokusai says Look carefully. He says pay attention, notice He says keep looking, stay curious. He says there is no end to seeing. He says Look Forward to getting old. He says keep changing, you just get more who you … Continue reading

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Books Unjust

There are two books I know I shouldn’t have discarded. Probably, the age at which I got those books was a little too early to understand the pathos of a life in oppression or repression. One such book is “Beloved” … Continue reading

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The Highwayman

    PART ONE I THE wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon clondy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman … Continue reading

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Indian Book Store

This is an excerpt from a mail I wrote a while ago, to William Dalrymple. Seemed like a good read and I couldn’t find the RSS feed tab (since I am so technically challenged!) ——– I must admit it was … Continue reading

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Delhi Deciphered

Hindus believe that all rivers, irrespective of their beauty or cleanliness, deserve special homage as givers of life and fertility. They are the veins of Mother Earth, just as the mountains are her muscles and the forests are her long … Continue reading

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