Parwatisingari's Weblog

Category: Us people

  • Traversing…

    “Toofan Mail, Ek Duniya hai Toofan Mail” Is an earworm that resides in me since I can remember, and it conjures an image of a train huffing and puffing into a station.  People waving people off and people hugging them who get off. Then is the local train, like it is the rhythm of the…

  • Of civility and senses.

    It was pouring out at the bus stand and the journey to Hyderabad from Panaji is about 14hrs. A couple with a two-year old in tow. A senior citizen couple who were diabetic.  The bus was on the roll, the ticket collector came around checking if we had our tickets and our identity proofs. “My…

  • What goes for the goose goes for the gander

    Indispire has thrown a prompt about virginity and a girl’s character… my response was thus http://plinkyprompt.wordpress.com/2014/06/14/whoses-character-mr-moral-keeper/ There have responses to it, but here is a very curious one by SPEAR SPEAR Jun 14, 2014 @ 16:02:55 [Edit] Very sad that you feel this way ! Blind acceptance of western values has led to decline in character ,…

  • Right of Way

    A friend shared her experience that she had on the road. Waiting at a signal, when the signal turned green the bus ahead just began to move. Out of nowhere came 10 kids, who stood right in front of the bus chattering. Here is the situation the light is green the bus has to move,…

  • The fort at Kittur

    Choral Ghats are duly crossed we traverse through Belgaum town, unfortunately we did not really stop to see around Belgaum, and shot out to Kittur that is 30kms away on the new high way. For me this is a dream come true. Enroute we did cross the summer Vidhana Soudha an abridged version of the…

  • Can We Be Mini’s father for a change?

    My niece Saraswati and sister Shyamala are negotiating a sari, it costs 26.000Rs. And here I am standing beside them. I am reminded of Marie Antoinette, here is a debate on blowing up 26000/Rs. on a sari to be draped once in the life time, and on the other hand Saraswati Mandir, would be satisfied…