Category Archives: People

Income Tax Blues

Posted on August 9, 2016 by rgeeta

Two letters from the IT office. Don’t dare open them. Finally do, in the presence of sister and cousin after getting to Chennai (well, the letters came just before I left to go there). AAAARRGGHHH I owe them moneys?!! Quite a … Continue reading →

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Pinjra kaise banta hai

Posted on February 12, 2016 by rgeeta

A couple of days ago, I emerged from the small side exit on my way to have some tea, when I noticed a gaggle of bicycles at the main gate, all green–indicating they had been rented at the metro station–and … Continue reading →

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Painters of the orange wall

Posted on October 31, 2015 by rgeeta

This relates to the Saga of a wall The second painting job was done by Pappu and his wife. From Rajasthan, both were tall, long-limbed and with beautiful faces — sharp-featured, large-eyed, with that kind of Somali/Ethiopian beauty (do these peoples share … Continue reading →

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All in a morning’s walk to work

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rgeeta

Starting with this donation left on a parapet wall outside the front door to my flat by a passing monkey — my best guess for the origin of this bit of morning toilette in this unlikely spot.     Then, this view … Continue reading →

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Granted, it is not easy

Posted on September 11, 2015 by rgeeta

Get a letter, end July,  saying that the grant money has been transferred to DU. So I ask around, what do I need to do next? Oh nothing, just start spending the money and start submitting bills. That easy? Hmm. … Continue reading →

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Know thy postman (and lineman, etc)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by rgeeta

14 June 2014 Here I am, in my usual post-lunch stupor, at my mother’s house in Chennai. My cell phone rings. Cursing, I pull myself up and reach for the phone and squint to read the caller’s name. “Civil Lines … Continue reading →

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Dilli o Dilli, Or, I KNEW that North India was a different country

Posted on July 24, 2015 by rgeeta

14 July 2012 Dilli o Dilli Or, I KNEW that North India was a different country Moving is not to be taken lightly anywhere. But in Delhi, it takes on a whole other dimension. Having moved to a different flat … Continue reading →

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