Elections & sycophancy & an encounter with buffalo
There are elections on today in 3 states in India, including Haryana, the neighbouring state to Delhi. Gurgaon, a new satellite city of Delhi is in Haryana, so friends who …
There are elections on today in 3 states in India, including Haryana, the neighbouring state to Delhi. Gurgaon, a new satellite city of Delhi is in Haryana, so friends who …
Corinne, a French friend, asked for some explanations of Hindi words I have used, so here goes (and Hindi speakers, please feel free to correct me) *shutterbug – excited Indian …
Last night, we had friends around for drinks, and the subject turned to my walk yesterday in Mehrauli. “Oh,” says Karan, who lives very close to the monument we couldn’t …
This morning I went on an early morning heritage walk around Mehrauli, meeting up with Sunday-morning walking friends whom I haven’t seen for months. We tend to walk and explore …
Namaste. Hello and welcome. I have decided to get back to blogging, after a tentative start earlier in the year, which sadly petered out because of website glitches. So, I …
So that’s it, then. The 42° yesterday and the predicted 42° for today means that it is officially a heatwave. Apparently the temperature has to be 5° over the norm, …