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Kadaknath Adventure
If you are assuming Kadaknath to be a desolate place in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand, somewhere near Kedarnath, and this story could be about how I conquered it in my underpants as a tribute to that eccentric Dutch man Wim Hof who walked up Everest in just his shorts, you are in for a surprise. Kadaknath is not a place in Himalaya. It’s not even a place. Then, what is that? Kadaknath is a…
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Aloo Dum Smoked Pork: Nothing Like This.
Aloo Dum Smoked Pork: Nothing Like This.
The family is away on Covid vacation in our hometown and when I’m left to be on my own, I tend to impulsively wander off the safety line and venture into unknown territories. Earlier today, on a whim, I decide I would try my hand in cooking! Pork is my favourite meat so I would make a pork dish. I set off immediately. I buy pork meat and spices that I think would make nice ingredients and come…
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New Joshi Alert
One afternoon I hear a woman shouting outside my door, “Joshi, Joshi, stop playing and come here!”. I’m stunned. You can imagine my apprehension. My fevered mind races, ‘who are you woman and what game am I playing with you.’ I muster enough courage and slightly open the door to survey the situation, worriedly wondering if my face is going to run into the path of a flying sandal, deliberately…
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30-Yard Circle
This is part 2 of this post – A Game of Cricket
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I opened my eyes to see light. Bright light. I grabbed my phone in a hurry to check the time. It was 8:30 am.
I was supposed to wake up at 5:30 am and go to the cricket ground. My mobile did not ring, because once again I had kept alarm for 5:30pm instead of am. And to top it, my mobile was in silent mode. My captain had called several times.
Wh…
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A Game of Cricket
A Game of Cricket
So, one day, after a game of cricket (within society (apartment) players), it was decided that it was time to take the entertainment to the next level. An internal cricket tournament would be the next level.
Everybody agreed.
I was happy to be a part. I hardly ever played cricket and the last match I watched on TV was way back in 2011. Actually, I don’t think I can play cricket, but when there’s…
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The Cursed book of Kamasutra
The Cursed book of Kamasutra
Thirteen years back, I happened to receive a special edition Kamasutra book from a colleague. It is a chunky hardbound book with interesting drawings. That time I wasn’t married and the book gave me company on many lonely nights.
Even after I got married, the book continued to be a part of the household.
Trouble started when relatives from my wife’s side frequently visited. The book is huge,…
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Notes from Nepal - Pokhara
Notes from Nepal – Pokhara
The city of Pokhara is a pleasant surprise. It’s difficult to believe that a struggling country can have such a beautiful city. It’s like a European lake city at first look.
Until the end of the 1960s, Pokhara was considered even more a mystical place than Kathmandu because it was only accessible by foot. The first road was completed in 1968 after which tourism set in and today the place is The…
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Ghosts of a Golden Past
Ghosts of a Golden Past
Recently, I set out to explore the colonial charm of Kolar Gold Fields, where time stands still. Gold mining in Kolar was set up in the 1880s and quickly became one of the most profitable mining centers in the world. The success led to the establishment of one of India’s first planned townships – Robertsonpet. After the British left India, KGF slowly fell into decline and finally ceased…
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Notes from Nepal - Flight to Pokhara
Notes from Nepal – Flight to Pokhara
Next morning.
We board the small 20-seater flight. There are no announcements, no elaborate demonstration of how to wear the oxygen mask or how to crawl to the emergency exit or where the life jacket is. I don’t think the plane even has life jackets or oxygen masks for that matter. The only air hostess for the whole flight, a frail and pale girl, shepherds the passengers to their seats and makes…
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Notes from Nepal - 3
Notes from Nepal – 3
Everything about Kathmandu is expectedly familiar. Incessantly honking vehicles, dusty roads, throngs of people, decadent architecture, wonky-looking structures, messy wires on electric poles – all reminiscent of Indian cities, seamlessly merge into each other and appear like a dust storm rolling away in the rear-view mirror of the van as we swiftly pass by.
The van passes through a ‘welcome’…
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Notes from Nepal - A Perfect Start
Notes from Nepal – A Perfect Start
I cannot have hoped for a better landing. Like a silky dress gently sliding down the curves of a woman’s body on to the floor, the plane touches down in Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan airport. That smooth. I know the comparison is weird and sounds even weirder when you consider the name of the pilot is Manmohan Singh.
Nepal’s flag flutters impressively on the roof of the main building. The airport is a…
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Notes from Nepal - Post 2 - Onward Journey
Notes from Nepal – Post 2 – Onward Journey
It’s very early in the morning. I find myself slumped in a chair inside Bangalore airport, deprived of sleep and drearily staring at my photo in the new passport which I received only a week back.
I have changed. Ten years back in the old passport photo, I have a lot of hair and look like a boy with abundant youthful energy. In the new one, I’m balding and don’t remotely look like a man who can…
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Notes from Nepal - The Opportunity
Notes from Nepal – The Opportunity
November is a weird middle zone. It’s neither good nor bad. It’s sunny in the day and drizzles in the evening. Trees stand bare without leaves. Dogs mate in the streets. My life, in particular, is reduced to a mere shuttle between home and office, like a cassette tape reeling back and forth trapped between two spools. If there’s an award for the dullest month in a year, November will win it hands…
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The Bengali from Kharagpur
The Bengali from Kharagpur
A month and a half back, one morning, I woke up with a start hearing a thumping sound coming from the basketball court below my window. I was annoyed. Who the hell was playing basketball in the middle of the night, I thought and grabbed the mobile phone to check the time. It was 7:30 am in the morning.
I looked out of the window and saw my neighbor, a Bengali from Kharagpur (let’s call him…
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Monsoon Trek - Part 4
Monsoon Trek – Part 4
The ground under my feet is green and that’s all I can see.
Harsh wind and shallow soil profile preclude tree growth in the upper reaches of the Western Ghats so it is in most parts covered in a carpet of rolling grassland. Miss. S and I, having broken out of the woods ahead of Mr. A.P and Mr. N, plod through this open grassland, and it has been like walking through a whiteout.
Low hanging clouds…
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Monsoon Trek - Part 3
Monsoon Trek – Part 3
Kudremukh National Park was declared a Tiger Reserve by the Union Government in 2011, but the State Government is still reluctant to acknowledge this since Tiger Reserve status could mean the mandatory evacuation of local people from key areas which could be problematic. Nevertheless, in the mining area vacated by KIOCL, the grass is back (the mountain is green again), so are the tigers. Camera…
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