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26Aug
66 comments on “Dear Father of the Nation”

Dear Father of the Nation

Posted by umashankaron August 26, 2013June 29, 2016in Such is Life66 Comments

“Leave India in God’s hands, in modern parlance, to anarchy; and that anarchy may lead to internecine warfare for a time, or to unrestricted dacoities. From these a true India will arise in place of the false one we see.”…

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06Jan
75 comments on “A Hole in My Pyjamas”

A Hole in My Pyjamas

Posted by umashankaron January 6, 2013August 6, 2026in Such is Life, Uncorked Angst75 Comments

It’s a cold night and there is a hole in my pyjamas. It is shameless of me to be cribbing in a city that has never seen the mercury slipping below ten while good old Delhi is raring to embrace…

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