november rain, a little delayed,falls gently, not in searing drops of ice shrouded in my red poncho i bike alongmy usual route takes me through streetsof soggy fallen leaves,once bright in autumn hues,now a uniform, nondescript brown the rain drums a rhythm on my poncho,drenching my hands as they hold the handlebars;my feet pedal a…
How could I have not catalogued Michelangelo? Re-reading my Italy by train series reminded me of my intense admiration for him.
The gay parade in Amsterdam is, like football, a public excuse to party and drink on the streets. People of all ages – literally from infants to octogenarians stream alongside the main canal, Princengracht, where the boats go in procession. Not only of all ages, but all ethnicities and sexual orientations too. Accompanied by peppy…
This is part 5 of 9 in BITS '89 Reunion23rd Nov 2018 – Day 3 We’ve been organized into batches for the 4 buses leaving for Pilani. Priya and I are in bus #3 supposed to leave @ 10am. A bus is supposed to leave at 8 am – only glad I don’t have to…
This is part 2 of 9 in BITS '89 ReunionThe lead up BITS Pilani. The place that means so much, that influenced me in my young, impressionable years. As it did with every single student that passed through its corridors. For the last 25 years, it had taken a back seat in my mind –…
1904 – 1989 | Spanish painter known for surrealism From back in 1990 P and I have had a major fascination for Dali. We used to drool at Dali’s surrealistic paintings seen at BITS – can’t remember how we came across them. Maybe KM had a Dali obsession that was contagious? In 2011, I got…
