Up in smoke

October is a great month for festivals in India. There is a National Holiday to commemorate Gandhi on 2nd October, then Dussehra on 11th October, Muharram on 12th October, then Diwali at the end of the month. My recent blogs have been about the Durga Puja. Confusingly, there are two storylines here. The first is…

Pitampura Ramlila

Adrenaline isn’t really my thing. I don’t mean the intracardiac injection of the stuff to restart a heart; I mean the excitement of a fairground. I realise I am in a minority here, not enjoying having my nerves frayed by riding on a roller coaster or a kamikazi pendulum. I’d rather have a cup of…