Covid Wanes: India Looks At Recovery

And for a Friday after withdrawal of the Disaster Management Act, some thoughts….. some musings….. In India, Covid as a pandemic is in its final stages and we are moving into the Endemic stage. Almost all restrictions have been removed. Schools and colleges fully resumed. Marriages and all social functions allowed. Shopping complexes, gyms, swimming…

Post-Covid Holi… In Amchi Mumbai

And for a HOLI Friday in Aamchi Mumbai, some thoughts….. some musings….. Nothing to beat the clean fun, warmth and lovingness of Holi festival of colours and pichkaris, water in bucketful from upper floor balconies, played in Mumbai by all castes, all religions and all age groups. After almost two years of forced abstinence, it’s…

Kolkata: City Of Joy Revisited

And for a Friday, returning from Kolkata, some thoughts..… some musings….. It was a rare event. Normally destination weddings are in some exotic havelis/backwaters, in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kumarakom etc. etc. This exclusively private wedding of our very dear friend’s daughter, was in the very heart of Kolkata. You can’t get more central than the majestic…

International Travel In Covid Times

And for a Friday returning from Dubai, the first trip abroad since Covid, some thoughts….. some musings….. Living with Covid must now mean getting on with life. Be it domestic travel for marriages, meetings, family get togethers or foreign trips. Business or pleasure, particularly for senior citizens like us who have already lost maybe 20%…