2020 Christmas Letter / Vivek Bhasin
I managed to climb on top of the highest mountain.. the last married pair of swans one-white one-black come swinging in from the north; just swooshing past me I bloody well jump… just managed to land on the black this graceful elegance.. in flight heading south. I held on to my pants more than his […]
John Long Gone Moved On..
yet flying back I glided in.. soft landing in the courtyard amongst my brooding friends.. We all .. Birds of one feather .. the pigeons and I the only grey.. walking amongst the lot. I find my way amongst the hustle and bustle to where he was sitting .. every morning.. ‘Fore sun up he […]
That Green Hamam soap vs Head & Shoulders shampoo…
Every couple of days I wrote on a little slip.. Hamam Soap, Forhans Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Cherry Blossom Shoe Polish, Boff and Face Vaseline.. handed the chit to Lefroy House Master Mr ( Baku) Malvea to sign off at inspection; then headed to the store room that lay adjacent to the Garam Pani Kamra to get […]
Article[s] by Robin Gupta (1965 batch)
Robin Gupta at Villa Kalighat, Panchkula.
The Hump on the Road – by Indi Khanna
I’m terrible with dates. While I need to shovel loads of fish down my gullet to simply remember even my date of birth date, the one date which is firmly etched in my memory is the 1st of January 1978. I was a young pudian (green horn) SD on Panniar Estate in the High Ranges […]
The Walkers – by Vivek Bhasin
The Walkers … when he walks across roads, pastures, mires, hills, slopes, valleys, ravines … on small narrow paths he walks over roots of trees standing erect swaying to the wind .. He trods on pine cones, green moss, slippery grass and sharp stones passing small bushes of blueberries.. that taste of yesterday.. He hears […]
More than anger – Vivek Bhasin
More than anger – such is life mate.. huh?? Our Year of 2020 … as we entered 2020 rumours were initial yet we celebrated keeping everything aside not knowing that we would be robbed swindled blown away… .. you might say such is life .. it’s the second time coming and we were caught in […]
An Old Schoolboy
1943 to 1947 includes 5 years of my school life in Simla. (Two years in Preparatory School in Chota Simla). Now an Octogenarian does sum up many years ago. Strangely enough its indelible imprint on my life leave clusters of fond memories. Born a Christian of British parentage out in India I have always classed […]
The Missing Sibling & The Saga Of Kartoo – two writings by Gurrinder [Indi] Khanna
The Missing Sibling While born in Simla, the entire formative years of our son Madhav till he went off to a boarding school, were on an estate in Upper Assam. The upshot was that Madhav naturally grew up with and adopted the ‘garden Hindi’ as his mother tongue. A language which I describe as the […]
A few more – from Suresh Sethi
COVID-19 Krishna, I know you love to show off your magical powers— To bring massive upheavals on this earth: And then justify them with your old excuse— ‘ I have to reduce the burden of Mother Earth’. Hence the great war of Mahabharata; Followed by countless, wars, floods and famines— And now Covid-19, Your […]