Letter from India

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Saturday, March 24, 2007

The Joy of Reading

I love to read. It is something that has given me pleasure all my life. Books, in some ways, are like friends or partners. I grew up with Enid Blyton, Noddy and fairy tales - all children's books written by British authors. I wasn't big on comics, like others around me. Then, I graduated into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Recommending The Namesake

Yesterday I attended the premier of the film The Namesake, something I have been looking forward to. Released in India today, it has been made by friend Mira Nair, now an internationally known film maker. Mira and I first met in New York in 1980 when we came together to make a documentary film for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Moving Thoughts

It's strange. When something unexpected happens in our lives, it is amazing how we can adapt to it, if we want to. Since I got the news that we will have to leave our day home, I keep imagining how we will re-organize ourselves in our home outside the city. What furniture would be take with us, what... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Unexpected Changes, Signs From Above

Yesterday, the landlord of our day home in the city informed us that he would like his apartment back, as soon as possible. He has been transferred to Mumbai as the Chief Justice in the High Court and wants to move his family (wife, kids and mother) back into this house. I congratulated him on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 19, 2007

My Blogit Anniversary

Today is March 19, my Blogit Anniversary Day. Last year, on this day in Kabul, I posted my first entry. Since then I have learnt a great deal thanks to the Blogit staff and bloggers. For example, I didn't know that bloggers commented on each other's entries. So, by chance, several weeks later, I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Attachments of a Certain Kind

For years I was attached to a jacket. It was olive green on the outside and dark blue on the inside. The label said 100 percent silk, lining cotton, free size. I found it in a funky clothing store that my sister and I visit every now and then, when we are at the Santushti shopping area in Delhi.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 16, 2007

Gratitude for Good Health

Sometimes, out of nowhere, illness strikes. Day before yesterday, around 4 PM as the yoga teacher was about to appear, I started feeling a a little cold. Cold, said Mahesh? By the time I had changed into my yoga gear and started the more difficult positions, I could feel the muscles aching a way... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Life Interrupting Blogging

Do you find that life interrupts blogging? Some time ago, I had decided that I would try and post an entry every day. This was to stay in touch with blogging and nudge myself towards writing every day. But, it doesn't seem to work that way. I usually take about 45 minutes to write an entry, read... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Red Silk Cotton Flower - Inside View

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Red Silk Cotton Flower - Side View

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I started this blog in mid-March 2006 when I moved to Kabul, Afghanistan, for a four-month assignment. In mid-July I moved back to India, and am continuing the blog.

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