So, yesterday Khushwant Singh decided to leave us for
heavenly abode. The man just fell short of a year
before making it as a centenarian but as the cliché goes he will live with us through
his stories, jokes, his tenure with The Illustrated Weekly of India and much
more. I remember the first time I read him, it was Karma, it was some 10 years ago and I read it again tomorrow. It wasn't
a tribute but I just felt an urgency to read the story.
And from the obituary articles in TOI and MM, I not only learned a lot of things about him but also learned one thing from him- to reply every mail. Not to spare the hate-mails either.
So disciplined and earthy yet so rich with his thought and actions. The dirty old man, as he liked to be called, did live a life extraordinary. RIP.
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Elections are accelerating the TRPs of the news channels, the conjectures of the missing Malaysian plane are making waves everywhere but nothing can beat India-Pakistan match which is on air right now. Everybody is glued to their idiot-flat screens. Missing my evening dose of Mahabharat.
*Fingers crossed for India*
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Speaking of conjectures, people have been concluding many reasons for why I have stopped playing Holi. I have 4-5 reasons always lined up, none of which are false, they all contributed to my decision of giving up playing with colors. And I lay these reasons before them and they choose their favorite…some lecture me how I'm missing on the fun of life, some say they relate with me.
Am I going to be a boring person on every Holi-purnima? No, give me organic colors, all my friends and a promise to not to waste water and I'm game. Till then, I'll enjoy feasting during this festival day.
And from the obituary articles in TOI and MM, I not only learned a lot of things about him but also learned one thing from him- to reply every mail. Not to spare the hate-mails either.
So disciplined and earthy yet so rich with his thought and actions. The dirty old man, as he liked to be called, did live a life extraordinary. RIP.
*****
Elections are accelerating the TRPs of the news channels, the conjectures of the missing Malaysian plane are making waves everywhere but nothing can beat India-Pakistan match which is on air right now. Everybody is glued to their idiot-flat screens. Missing my evening dose of Mahabharat.
*Fingers crossed for India*
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Speaking of conjectures, people have been concluding many reasons for why I have stopped playing Holi. I have 4-5 reasons always lined up, none of which are false, they all contributed to my decision of giving up playing with colors. And I lay these reasons before them and they choose their favorite…some lecture me how I'm missing on the fun of life, some say they relate with me.
Am I going to be a boring person on every Holi-purnima? No, give me organic colors, all my friends and a promise to not to waste water and I'm game. Till then, I'll enjoy feasting during this festival day.
Mom made these samosas on the eve of Holi…they were yummylicious...too bad you can only have a look at the pic.
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| Mom holding it for the camera moment |
And India Did win!! Can I get a Samosa now?*grins*
ReplyDeleteI guess I should be writing about the match every time India play...specially against Pakitan :P
DeleteAnd you get 2 samosas *winks*
It truly is too bad that we can just see the pic. BTW where is the chutney?:)
ReplyDeleteThere was tomato ketchup :D
Deletewhen ind-pak match was on air you were missing mahabharat :o .. you must be very desperate for it then :P
ReplyDeleteNo desperation here but only too much of interest ;)
DeleteNot fair, just showing us those yummy stuffs. :)
ReplyDeleteI am wicked :D
DeleteAll in one !!!..This's exactly reflecting the way Khushwant Singh used to wrote (: loved it (:
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I'm nowhere near the stalwart...that's a huge compliment for me...you made my weekend...Thank you :)
DeleteI know very little about Khushwant Singh. perhaps you could suggest a few good reads.
ReplyDeleteYou watch Mahabharat? I feel a few things in the book are unfair. Are you on Karan's side or Arjun's?
The samosas look awesome! Muh mein paani aa gaya.
Cheers
CRD
Updated my blog. Do drop by.
You may begin with, "The mark of Vishnu" (collection of short stories) and then go for "Train to Pakistan".
DeleteI admire Karn but his choices were wrong. I'm on Krishna's side ;)
I'll surely drop by your blog :)
And thus March has given a khatta-meeta memories! This post is obviously, khatta-meeta-spicy one!
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