Year: 2010

  • After the Rain

    This time however it is not about the chaos and the destruction, the gaping holes in the roads, the erosion of the tarmac, the destruction of properties and livelihoods from the flooding but it is what happens around me when the rain stops and the sun comes up even briefly. The leaves glisten, the flowers…

  • Nul point for Indian Flip flops

    So off on a walk around the leafy suburb of Chattarpur farms on a Sunday afternoon. Tara happily walking down the roads which were quiet except for when we woke the sleeping dogs and there were a lot of them.We came across two litters of the most adorable pups. She was attacked not by an Indian…

  • The Joy of Rubbish

    Today is the 1st of September and I am a very happy woman. We have been here for over a year and one thing that has always upset me is that there is no “organised ” rubbish collection here, well not as we know it. There are rag pickers, and others who recycle bottles and paper…

  • The demise of my Kenyan flip flops

    It happened in the monsoon here a day or so ago and you might rightly think why on earth is she writing about her flip flop.Well here they are and why they are important to me is that I bought these flip flops in Bata in Nairobi in the year 2000.  We had embarked on…

  • Preparation for the Commonwealth Games

    For those of you here you know the plans have been on the cards for a few years now. For those of you tapping in from abroad Delhi is hosting the Commonwealth Games in October and preparations have been steadily progressing but now with just over a month to go they are reaching fever pitch.…

  • If only we could learn to harness this potential by Sherkar Kapur

    This follows on from my previous blog about the way services are so readily available in India coupled with the great entrepreunerial spirit of Indians. I received this via the internet and thought it worthy of sharing with you all. A Blackberry addict discovers grassroots enterprise in India- Shekhar Kapur A greater ‘hole in the…

  • A visit to the Barber's

    A simple visit to the barber ? No such thing in India and it was a source of huge amusement and sheer surprise when my husband had his hair cut and then was treated to a relaxing massage. This is his nose I think !! The lovely thing about India is that services are often…

  • Happy Independence Day India 2010

    I have just returned from the Presidential Palace where the President and the Prime Minster were holding a reception to celebrate Indian Independence. The Palace is majestic in every way, its drive way, its grand entrance, its marble staircases and finally the Grand Hall where the ceiling is covered with the most exquisite art work.…

  • A year on

    Don’t you occasionally stop and take stock ? Most of us perhaps feel that the pace of life is sometimes too fast and we have little time to do so. It is worthwhile and time well spent So for me and Mezze Moments a year on ….. I have a settled home. Even the last…

  • After the Rain in Mandi Road

    The Rainy Day by Rabindranath TagoreSullen clouds are gathering fast over the black fringe of theforest.O child, do not go out!The palm trees in a row by the lake are smiting their headsagainst the dismal sky; the crows with their dragged wings aresilent on the tamarind branches, and the eastern bank of the riveris haunted…