Monthly Archives: April 2009

Nepal Banda and Power Cut

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

By Dinesh Wagle This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here. In my five-month-long stay in Delhi, I almost missed two … Continue reading →

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Rajdhani Express 4

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

Time to sleep again, perhaps last nap before reaching Delhi. I was reading the Grisham book after dinner but the woman in the berth below switched off the light. So I decided to sleep. Bikash Ghalay is also sleeping. I … Continue reading →

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Rajdhani Express 3

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

While the train was moving with its own speed, afu chai pura sutiyechha ni hoo [I was having a sound sleep. Was in Darjeeling until yesterday, thus the ascent!] In a way, the rail completely screwed me up. I was … Continue reading →

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Rajdhani Express 2

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

Ok, this guy from Darjeeling who slept on the berth just beneath me last night thinks these two girls must be from Shillong. [Later, at the near end of the travel, I learned that the girls are from Manipur.] The … Continue reading →

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Rajdhani Express

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

I must be somewhere in Bihar at this point in time (10:57 am). There is no Airtel network signal here so this post will be saved as local draft. I am now seared on the upper berth (0003) inside the … Continue reading →

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