A New Year
The last three years in Calcutta, my few woollen garments have languished incan an old iron trunk...
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Category: Miscellaneaous jottings
Cycling to Work in France
Shortly after I wrote this post, I read a report in a French language newspaper on cycling. It...
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Thoughts on Road Traffic
Working from home allows a city-dweller to escape the daily drudgery of commuting. When such an...
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Young Animals
Serial No. Young Animal 1 calf...
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Animals – Male and Female Terms
Serial No. Animal Male Female 1 antelope buck doe 2 badger boar sow 3 bear boar sow 4 bobcat tom...
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An Academic Clairvoyant
The other day I read a report (Harvard talks back to hard work: Professor finds Modi’s...
Read MoreDemonetisation — a few thoughts
Rabi Nayak is a thin, dark-complexioned young man. He looks fragile but is not really weak. He lives in the vicinity and helps me with a few jobs for small payments. He lives with his father on the basement of a nearby apartment...
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The Santhals
The Santhals are a tribe of east India. According to the census of 1951, their total population is...
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Homes of Animals
Names of Animals Dwelling Places Ant hill / formicary Badger sett Bat roost, cave Bear den Beaver...
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Beloveds Reunite, Patient Recovers: the Story of Three Paintings by Rembrandt
On 10 March 2016, the French President M François Hollande was surrounded by Dutch Royalty and...
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‘Smart’ Indian inefficiency
What I write about here is nothing new. Every ordinary Indian goes through such experiences. They...
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Politics in India
Politics in India remains the same for decades and the situation of the common man hardly changes....
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