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The chaatwallah at Himmayatnagar
https://adigebhatta.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/549/ A favorite eating out when at Hyderabad, very convienently located at the crossroad junction near the Narayanaguda flyover.
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The South Paw survivors
13th August is the international Left handers day. “Two and a half thousand left-handed people are killed every year using things made for right-handed people.” ― Maggie O’Farrell, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lenno Being a South Paw some forty years ago was a nightmare, I am still living it. Sharing this may be a good way…
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Weavin’ th’ threids.
Originally posted on Cantadora – The keeper of stories.: Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth. “Jaya, the dress is totally faded,” “That’s okay, Amma, but the jade green, with gold embroidery it is so beautiful” replied sushila’s daughter. Like this one here, “I’ll get…
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International Day for Handloom,
Prime Minister Modi has declared 7th August as the international day of Handloom Sounds bombastic we could have begun with a simple national dedication. But of course no harm in thinking big. Coming from Udupi and being an ardent fan of our weaving there is lot of anguish that is there. https://parwatisingari.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/handloom-from-udupi-udupi-kaimagga/e Handloom jeans seem…
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International Beer Day
International Beer Day “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.” ― Abraham Lincoln “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline –…
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Being funny is serious
“There was something about clowns that was worse than zombies. (Or maybe something that was the same. When you see a zombie, you want to laugh at first. When you see a clown, most people get a little nervous. There’s the pallor and the cakey mortician-style makeup, the shuffling and the untidy hair. But clowns…
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