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A Telephone for You
Read more here: A Telephone for YouYesterday the General Manager of the Delhi Telephones, Mr. P.C. Jauhri, offered a gift to the citizens of the capital (Statesman, 20th May). “A telephone for the asking”, he announced grandly to the wonder and amazement of the long suffering Delhiwallas, many of whom have gone gray waiting for his gift from the Gods in…
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Delhi Diary
Read more here: Delhi DiaryOutlook | August 15, 2011 A Murder At The Waterhole The months of April and May bring hot, dust-laden winds from Rajasthan to Delhi. The sky turns brassy, the trees, the birds and even the roving troupes of monkeys from Raisina Hill who regularly traipse through my garden, long for water to moisten their parched…
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Birds, Bees And Squirrels
Read more here: Birds, Bees And SquirrelsOutlook | February 11, 2002 Indians have hardly any curiosity about the external world. Perhaps they are more focused on the interior self and future salvation. To them all birds are generally chhiris. Their specific knowledge is limited to crows, kites and kabootars (pigeons). Flowers are lumped as phool, trees as darakhat. We all suffer…
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Commemorating Our War Dead
Read more here: Commemorating Our War DeadThe Illustrated Weekly of India | June 18, 1978 The author recalls his correspondence with the Army authorities in which he had made a plea for a suitable memorial for the unknown Indian soldier. I come from a family of soldiers. An ancestor served in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and possibly fought at…
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In Death as in Life
Read more here: In Death as in LifeThe Tribune | January 29, 1978 Delhi is full of marvellous names: Maharani Bagh, Sunehri Bagh, Punjabi Bagh, Gulmohar Park, Green Park. The list is a long one. The colonies and the names are free India’s contribution to the national capital. The colonies are an expression of the ever-expanding and relentless march of suburbia outwards…
