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B05 — Winter Winds from the West

The Winter Winds from the West — Chapter 04

January 20, 2010 by shivam

Thripundram, Thiruman, Tattoo and a fancy hand bag? After paying a silent homage to the departed soul of the ‘King  of pop’, Michael Jackson, one of the most influential entertainers of all times, right before the house of his last stay in Hollywood,  we moved on to the Hollywood walk of Fame, a side walk … Read more

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The Winter Winds from the West — Chapter 03

January 10, 2010 by shivam

The thin veil has vanished. There has been continuous snowing since last night; glistening thin white pellets are still dropping. The sun, in the distant horizon,  is slowly raising his head , veiled by a thin layer of muslin cloth- like mist  , to watch the lavishly spread  luminous white marble chips spread all over … Read more

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The Winter Winds from the West — Chapter 02

December 21, 2009 by shivam

My real problem. The winter winds are seeping through my skin like silk worms crawling up on a dry branch. Like a thorthumundu (white bath towel) dipped in the Kalpathy river water and spread for drying on a rock on its bank, a silver cloud is hugging the huge palm tree in the back yard … Read more

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The Winter Winds from the West — Chapter 01

December 19, 2009 by shivam

The tail saved me. When I came out of the JFK airport on 16th. morning, the weather was harsh but the warmth of the hugs by the tiny tots, Ananya and Nikhil, my grand children and son Sharath and Meghana,my DIL, who received me at the exit gate a few minutes earlier,sustained me for sometime. … Read more

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