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(U)dayashree Patti, The Grand Old Woman of Aravankolom
(U)dayashree Patti, The Grand Old Woman of Aravankolom Aravankolom or Narnommalporom proved to be a quaint little village with a beautiful river in tow. Varun had already been there and seen the place, so he knew something about it. During the times of the British Raj, there had been severe caste discrimination in this quiet […]
At Narnommalporom Village In (T)irunelveli District
At Narnommalporom Village In (T)irunelveli District Gayatri and Varun had booked their flight tickets to Tuticorin which was the nearest city to Tirunelveli with an airport. From there they planned to go by car to Narnommalporom village. They boarded the flight at Shimla airport and relaxed in their seats. They had booked business class as […]
At (S)himla
At (S)himla Varun woke up in the morning at 7.30 AM. When he went to Gayatri’s room, he found she was wide awake. Her eyes were slightly reddish as if she had been crying. The moment she saw Varun she gave a ghost of a smile and tried to grin. Varun remained noncommittal though every […]
(R)ehman And (R)ani
(R)ehman and (R)ani Varun opened the car door quickly and said to the guide, ‘Would Rs 75 be of any use to you? If it is, get in and tell us all about it.’ The guide’s face brightened, and he got in. Once the guide was inside Varun shut the door quickly. He asked the […]
Monkeys At (Q)utub Minar
Monkeys At (Q)utub Minar When his eyes opened the next morning, Varun found that Gayatri had already left his room. Varun felt extremely guilty about what had happened the night before. He had acted like a fool. He had allowed a moment of weakness to land him in a mess. He dressed up and went […]
A Night Of Guilty (P)leasure
A Night of Guilty (P)leasure Gayatri and Varun got back to their hotel at 7 PM. There was a restaurant attached to the hotel and they decided to have dinner there. The place was well maintained, and the ambience was excellent. There were several people seated on the tables and there was also a dance […]
St Olivier’s College
St (O)livier’s College The next day Gayatri and Varun caught the earliest available flight to Nainital. It was a two-hour trip and they landed at Nainital by 9 AM. They found the scenic beauty of Nainital breath-taking. For Gayatri, it was her first visit to the place, but Varun had visited Nainital with Anandi as […]
Over To (N)ainital
Over To (N)ainital Varun protested as the two of them left the gypsy’s hut. He said indignantly, ‘That voice talked a lot of mumbo jumbo. I wanted to find out what it meant.’ But Gayatri quietly led him back to their hotel. She opened her mouth only after they were back in the hotel room. […]
(M)onkey Hair And (M)oving Backwards
(M)onkey Hair And (M)oving Backwards At around 5.20 PM the ward boy who was assigned to Anandi’s ward came up to where Gayatri and Varun were seated. He looked at Varun and said, ‘Sir, are you Mr Varun?’ Varun nodded and the boy said, ‘Dr Peter wants to meet you immediately. Please hurry.’ Varun and Gayatri […]
(L)oveleen The (L)ovely Gypsy
(L)oveleen The Lovely Gypsy Varun introduced Kalyani to Dr Peter and informed him that she will be in attendance for Anandi for a few days. After that, Varun packed all his luggage and vacated his room at the hospital which was then allocated to Kalyani. Varun and Gayatri exited the hospital through the back gate […]
