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Happy Holi India! (and JNU Chaat Festival)
Every year the hilly Nepal and Kathmandu Valley celebrate Holi (Fagu Purnima) a day before the rest of the country and India do the same. This year it was Holi-Day in Kathmandu and Holi-Eve in India when these photos were taken in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi on 28 Feb. There’s a tradition in JNU that…
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Street Food of Delhi (and India)
The urban Indian streets are full of two things: people and food. Men and women of all ages and sizes standing around a small roadside food stall and eating is a common sight everywhere. Every market, big or small, upscale or otherwise, has several street food stalls. The trend is slowly growing in Kathmandu valley…
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Hustle and Bustle of Chawri Bazaar, Old Delhi
I went to Chawri Bazaar by chance. I had to drop a friend at the railway station. I thought it was the New Delhi railway station where we had to go. I was wrong. The train would begin its journey from the Delhi Junction. The Old Delhi railway station. We caught a cycle-rickshaw. He tried…
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Hello Saar! I Clean Your Ear?
I was sitting outside the Jama Masjid, on the stairs that lead up to the main entrance of the mosque. Gokul was sitting a few stairs below on my left. We were both watching the magnificent Red Fort in front of us. At least I was watching until something pulled my attention away from the…
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Oh Jangpura!
I have been living here in Jangpura all these months (15 in total) making it my Base Camp to explore India, particularly Delhi. This expedition has been full of exciting experiences and successes so far. The neighborhood is near from the city center and also the famous landmark India Gate (5 km). The place is…
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India: Ten Years After
It was a sobering moment when I recently saw a plaque erected beside a wall at Delhi’s another well-known market in Sarojini Nagar. “Condolence to those who died in the bomb blast on 29 Sept 2005,” said the plaque. It listed the names/identities of 47 people. A total of 50 people died on that day.…
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A Tale of Two Cities: Kathmandu and Delhi
In Kathmandu, things are a bit chaotic for its size. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal So how’s Delhi?” many of my friends asked me when I was in Kathmandu recently. I had stayed away from Kathmandu and lived in Delhi for a year. The question expected two different answers: Some wanted to know about…
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A Tale of Two Drivers: Delhi Autowallah and Shillong Cabbie
Some people complain while others struggle to make their lives a success. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal In the hilly north-eastern Indian town of Shillong, music is your identity. More so in the case of a cabbie. What the audio cassette player in your taxi blares says who you are. When I heard Sanjeev…
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World Toilet Day: Delhi Public Urinals
Today is the World Toilet Day and, I am not making this up but what a coincidence, I need to go to toilet immediately. [After 5 minutes.] But it’s easy in Delhi, compared to Kathmandu, to attend nature’s call. Public conveniences, particularly for urination, are everywhere in the city (again, compared to Kathmandu from where…
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Delhi Mouse on the Birthday of Mickey Mouse
Today the world is celebrating the birthday of Mickey Mouse but in this post I am talking about the real (compared to the MM that is) rats of Delhi that are born and live in the strict human supervision. I was in the west Delhi yesterday in my first visit to that part of the…
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