Posts filed under 'India Nostalgia'

History Next Door

Chhatrapati Shivaji

 India is a such an amalgam of the ancient and the modern. It is not unusual for historical monuments to even go unnoticed in 21st century India. Here is an example in the form of the well known Kalilkambal temple in North Chennai. (more…)


Add comment March 9, 2008

Lunar Eclipse

The joy of watching an eclipse brings out the child in you.

Continue Reading Add comment February 22, 2008

Train Travel in India - Nostalgia

Long trailing things on wheels, carrying lots and lots of people, going from place to place; stopping at stations and signals, crossing bridges, going through tunnels, bearing vendors, ticket collectors and all sorts of people, people and people.

Continue Reading 3 comments February 12, 2008

The one Stringed folk violin

Growing up in North  Madras, in a town home with a wall of windows facing what is now a busy street, we were treated to a dazzling display of wares throughout the day by vendors of different sorts. (more…)


Add comment January 23, 2008


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