Im being terribly pedantic but isn't Mangal, a Tuesday Bazaar? And a Somvar Bazaar will be a Monday Bazaar? I just went to my somvar bazaar yesterday evening where a lovely couple told me they were buying iftari as a Muslim couple had invited them and they wanted to buy samosas and pakoras for the Muslim stall holders at the bazaar. I remember walking with some oceanographers along a beach one day where they were looking at the sea weed being brought up by the waves to check whether the aqua life was "living". I think the brief but sweet encounter yesterday in times when no one wants to buy veggies from certain vendors just made me feel that maybe some bit of India is still "living".
Fast and furious(ly) haha. I read every day and can't go to bed without a few pages at least so I think it's pretty much almost all my downtime. Would be more if bloody Netflix wasn't so beguiling!
Im being terribly pedantic but isn't Mangal, a Tuesday Bazaar? And a Somvar Bazaar will be a Monday Bazaar? I just went to my somvar bazaar yesterday evening where a lovely couple told me they were buying iftari as a Muslim couple had invited them and they wanted to buy samosas and pakoras for the Muslim stall holders at the bazaar. I remember walking with some oceanographers along a beach one day where they were looking at the sea weed being brought up by the waves to check whether the aqua life was "living". I think the brief but sweet encounter yesterday in times when no one wants to buy veggies from certain vendors just made me feel that maybe some bit of India is still "living".
You rumbled me and my bad Hindi! Somvar bazaar then 😬 I love your story. I think a lot of India is still living but under the surface
fun way ,, telling ordinary things in an extraordinary way !
Also, I'm curious to know your reading speed, and how many hours do you read in a day? 14 books (if I counted correctly) in 28 days is incredible!
Fast and furious(ly) haha. I read every day and can't go to bed without a few pages at least so I think it's pretty much almost all my downtime. Would be more if bloody Netflix wasn't so beguiling!
The Ann Patchett essay link "is only available as a PDF to subscribers".