Tag: nostalgia
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Rail-Tambige
The British gave India its railway. The travelling Indian lugged the rail-tambige, or the water carrier. It was made of brass, with a tumbler within. While leaving home most people carried their water. At various stations, relatives came to catch up with travelers with food for the rest of the journey and of course…
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growing up with friends
Udupi was a small sleepy temple town. We lived in a joint family. So my cousin Ahalya was and is not only my sister but also best friend. It was strange that we had issues with our mother’s because of each other but between us it was not. She was of course all of a year and…
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scents of the past
whiff of memory Fragrance Lake sense of smell is great. One fragrance that stays with me is the fragrances of sandalwood sachet. My maternal grandmother Parwati was a no nonsense person. Yet she always had a small indulgence she would. place small sachet between her sari’s this gave a mild fragrance to them. this stayed through out the day. we…
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Potions.
I'm like Bertie wooster, my favorite ancestors are father and his siblings. Dodd kaka Since I had a splitting headache at Akka’s place I started applying the navaratna tailum. Akka’s grin took me back to when I was between 3 to 5 yrs. “yenee doddakakana magale” that translates to “what is it doddakaka’s daughter.” The…
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Tangy school days
the immortal taste of school
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the cattle fair.
Nimmoora bandiyali nammoora bittaga sagidudu dari begaa Is part of the Mysore mallige poem. Yesterday as we travelled by road from goa to dharwad it was a pleasure. It was the first time that my husband was driving this distance. On our way at Kalgatgi we saw the cattle fair (unfortunately my husband did not…
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