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MOUNTAIN GIRL
March 1999, a village on the outskirts of Leh. A golden morning glow embraces the freezing land stirring it to life. Above, a trail of wispy cirrus clouds is strung across a cold blue sky. Looking out from a small, one-room mud-brick canteen at the back of an OCR, a deeply sunburnt Gilik, exclaims: Aaaa,…
A Letter from Rajghat
Sharing another letter from Kiran sir, written (Sept. 1982) from Rajghat, Varanasi. The monsoons come alive and the vivid imagery of the land’s fecundity during the rains is Marquezesqe. His first novel – Halfway Up The Mountain – is replete with such evocative descriptions. Thank you, sir! One of his favourite authors was Steinbeck. I…
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