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January 29th, 2012
Today was a long, slow recovery from an absolutely fabulous party last night, thrown by Mangalam and Rickey Punj. The sufi singers were as fabulous as other years, and as a result it was well after 2.00 am before we left for home…with poor Zulfi having to get up at 6.00 for his flight back to Mauritius.
Sufi singing, with its rhythmic repetition is wonderfully hypnotic, and this group, who are always at Mangalam and Rickey’s parties, perform with such energy and gusto that guests end up dancing and singing along, and the whole things is amazing.
Just listen [...]
Click to continue reading Of Sufi singers and fabulous shawls
January 29th, 2012
We have just come back from one of my fave-est events of the year in Delhi. The annual Beating Retreat ceremony, which marks the end of the Republic Day festivities, is one of the country’s set-piece events, and tonight didn’t disappoint.
I should perhaps mention that the real McCoy is tomorrow night, but it’s for VIPs and VVIPs only, so we always go the dress rehearsal, which is open to the public, for the princely sum of Rs 50. We were a group of 11, and we met up with Pippa and her South African [...]
Click to continue reading How to beat a pukka retreat
January 27th, 2012
Well.
Am back from the connectivity-less world of Bheemeshwari with a vengeance, and already getting back into my Delhi groove, which basically involves running to try and keep in one place.
8/9 of our fishing group flew back together to Delhi last night – Sanju went to Bangalore. We had mountains and mountains of baggage. The amount of rods needed to catch and release murrell and a few mahseer was quite a sight. But it really was a lovely trip, as ever, partly because the place is so pretty + the weather is so lovely + we have a [...]
Click to continue reading Yes, yes, but is it Art ?
January 24th, 2012
Monday 23rd January 2.45 pm
I am sitting in the little verandah of my cottage while a group of day visitors screams and shouts, as they loll around in the hammocks, making a lot of noise being a prerequisite of having fun, it would appear.
Yesterday afternoon I went out in the evening with the anglers, and it was lovely. Himmat wanted me to take photos of them all in action, so I had a coracle to myself, and floated downriver with them, and even managed to get photos of hubby dearest catching 2 murrells. The evening light was [...]
Click to continue reading Long live my dongle, say I
January 23rd, 2012
Saturday 21 January. Afternoon
So, What’s the weather like in Delhi, I sort of wonder. Sort of. Quite idly.
Here in Bheemeshwari it is pleasantly warm and sunny. Not too hot, just perfect.
We left Delhi in a proper pea-souper yesterday at the unearthly hour of 6.30 am, and I for one confidently expected us to be delayed by the fog. As it turned out, thank goodness, my first ever flight with Indigo was everything their snazzy ads claim – On time. We left on the dot of 6.30 though I understand we were an exception. Before we lost [...]
Click to continue reading Greetings from the blissfully sunny south
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