Monthly Archives: February 2004

Savitri III

At every moment we make an unalterable decision. When I wrote to you in the beginning, I made one.

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Savitri II

You want love, and I don’t want it? What is it that I have given you these six years

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Savitri I

When we were children, my friend’s brother was once to have come from a far-off place. I saw her weep because he didn’t come. I even teased her.

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Deliverance

You are a writer, I told myself; yet you readily give a wide berth to raw reality when you encounter it…

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First Two Days in Kerala

An account of our package days in Kerala. Nice!

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A Tourist in India

Some thoughts about being a tourist in India, and how I hate being a tourist.

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A Coin

A little girl follows the canoe and asks the two tourists inside for a coin.

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From Pune to Alleppey

Leaving Pune, travelling to Alleppey and a few words about the resort we are staying in.

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Arrived in Kerala

Arrived in Kerala with Anita. Difficult to get internet access.

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One Chay And Two Cancellations

India is the country of the unexpected. A nice cancellation, a more unpleasant one, and a cup of sweet Indian tea.

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