tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post5784198023219992206..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: Chaltey, Chaltey, Baaton, Baaton MeinAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-67586967554821517182011-10-21T00:04:34.067+05:302011-10-21T00:04:34.067+05:30An Iengar Chick: :-) :-)<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: :-) :-)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-67490879214114578102011-10-19T07:24:14.886+05:302011-10-19T07:24:14.886+05:30:D finally !:D finally !Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-827199484191193852011-10-18T23:48:54.119+05:302011-10-18T23:48:54.119+05:30An Iengar Chick: Bilkul yaad hai :-) The last word...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: Bilkul yaad hai :-) The last word is yours :-)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-22412967923349909672011-10-18T03:54:58.501+05:302011-10-18T03:54:58.501+05:30That someone who said what you quoted must be a ve...That someone who said what you quoted must be a very wise one coz moi agrees with them.<br /><br />BTW you had chivalrously agreed to let me have the last word...ye toh baaton baaton mein aap bhool hi gaye hai lagta hai.<br /><br />khair chodiye. But yeah Mumbai is etched into me and now its diffy to take it out of my soul. <br /><br />Mumbai takes a stranger and makes them her own. The city Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-55714359398443721562011-10-17T23:20:46.474+05:302011-10-17T23:20:46.474+05:30An Iengar Chick: Like someone once said long ago, ...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: Like someone once said long ago, the more things change, the more they remain the same.<br /><br />A friend of mine, a Bombayite to the core, now settled in Canada, once told me, "Bombay grows on you". She was right :-)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-14884651159890930972011-10-17T08:07:55.328+05:302011-10-17T08:07:55.328+05:30Anilji: Agree on most counts, to be able to suppor...Anilji: Agree on most counts, to be able to support the vast increase in population there would be a need for expansion which in turn ruins the infrastructure. <br /><br />All I see around me now are malls, multiplexes and highrises. Public transportation seems to have gotten worser. One thing that hasn't changed is the fact that human life is still cheaper than moth balls.<br /><br />Some 21Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-5141662807597912232011-10-16T12:33:04.587+05:302011-10-16T12:33:04.587+05:30An Iengar Chick: I think I might've liked the ...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: I think I might've liked the Bombay of 18 years ago more than the Bombay of today. <br /><br />The reason being, accessibility is such a critical factor in determining if the potential of a city can be realised vis-a-vis a city resident. Often, increasing density, as in population, can negate it, simply because mobility, space to utilise the potential, latitude to Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-7802851549003351212011-10-16T08:05:25.253+05:302011-10-16T08:05:25.253+05:30:) Yes you are right, I can't stop talking abo...:) Yes you are right, I can't stop talking about Mumbai even after 18 yrs. My conversations start even today with "In Mumbai..", " When I was in Mumbai..." yada yada yada.<br /><br />Its an addiction like none other and takes over your senses. And every person feels and lives Mumbai differently. <br /><br />Tx for letting me have the last word perse. Thanks for the buzz :DRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-81945071535100385022011-10-14T22:49:08.090+05:302011-10-14T22:49:08.090+05:30An Iengar Chick: Like Bombay that never stops, so ...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: Like Bombay that never stops, so don't discussions about Bombay :-)<br /><br />Folks do and will find a way, like you said :-)<br /><br /><i>Haanji, woh baat toh sahi hai. Koi koi ye sab kabhi kabhi pad letey hai, so thoda bahut motivation mil hee jaata hai</i> :-)<br /><br />But this is virtual space hosting these posts, so there's no issue of space, unlike BombayAnil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-27571451491496043672011-10-14T06:29:40.460+05:302011-10-14T06:29:40.460+05:30What has pace got to do with romance, everything. ...What has pace got to do with romance, everything. But folks who want to, find a way. Like I said before...place aint a issue at all, Anilji aapne shayad notice nahin kiya hoga ab bhi bheed baad ki zindagani mein ek Mumbaiyya ye sab kar hi leta hai ! Rly Stn, Bus stop, coaching classes etc, etc.<br /><br />End of discussion :DRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-3720864210822785562011-10-13T18:54:05.623+05:302011-10-13T18:54:05.623+05:30An Iengar Chick: True, very true. Isharon is about...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: True, very true. <i>Isharon</i> is about subtlety, and subtlety is a language only learnt in less harried places, less harried times, for it calls for patience. A patience that's normally cultivated and reflected as a matter of daily living.<br /><br />A megapolis which hurries and harries individuals all the time turns patience into a liability if one's to surviveAnil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-91537742804410973962011-10-12T23:59:48.328+05:302011-10-12T23:59:48.328+05:30If there's space, and the pace is dheemi, ther...<i>If there's space, and the pace is dheemi, there'll be waqt for romance, otherwise what's the use of making time (wakt)?</i><br /><br />Spoken like a man!!! But I maintain isharon mein bhi Romance kiya jaa sakta hai, jagah zaroori nahin hai but Waqt rehte ! ~ from a womans perspective.<br /><br />but yes Balconies are a thing of the past too ! and yes phir bhi thode bahuth bechare Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-89670780624320496242011-10-11T21:37:59.205+05:302011-10-11T21:37:59.205+05:30An Iengar Chick: If there's space, and the pac...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: If there's space, and the pace is <i>dheemi</i>, there'll be <i>waqt</i> for romance, otherwise what's the use of making time (<i>wakt</i>)? :-)<br /><br />As for balconies in Bombay, I doubt if new buildings will position neighbours' balconies together, that is assuming the flat owners will not convert their balconies into extended areas of their living Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-29753377175649051632011-10-11T20:19:10.374+05:302011-10-11T20:19:10.374+05:30Space and Pace, the two key ingredients for romanc...<i> Space and Pace, the two key ingredients for romance to blossom.<br /></i> <br /><br />Waqt hona zaroori hai, jagah ka pata nahin huzoor, Mumbai mein waise bhi jagah ki kami hai toh romance toh kahin bhi ho jaata hai, chalte chalte kabhi balcony se toh kabhi...An Iengar Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796807375397383091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-48194873215087079592011-10-09T15:26:20.344+05:302011-10-09T15:26:20.344+05:30An Iengar Chick: I belive it did. The pace then, a...<b>An Iengar Chick</b>: I belive it did. The pace then, as in slow and considered, might've made it possible. Space and Pace, the two key ingredients for romance to blossom.<br /><br />Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films were believable, breezy but believable, and charming to boot. Each scene was memorable for its gentleness, and good humour.<br /><br />It's inevitable, given the similarity Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-42617102301462155272011-10-08T06:49:38.733+05:302011-10-08T06:49:38.733+05:30AP: Mebbe romance did blossom chaltey chaltey in t...AP: Mebbe romance did blossom chaltey chaltey in trains, in those days. Gosh that was a long time ago n all. But likewise, I have only seen the mad rush of warm bodies. <br /><br />But yeah I liked Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films. They were breezy. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I particularly like the breakfast table scene where AP's mom refuses the dad some butter, dunno why I thinkRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-61251445758109446102011-10-03T23:17:10.070+05:302011-10-03T23:17:10.070+05:30Jai P: Thank you. I quite liked the comparison you...<b>Jai P</b>: Thank you. I quite liked the comparison you drew, and am glad you did not say '... for the mind' instead :-)<br /><br />Quietitude reaches out in the strength and meaning of its silences, slowing pace down to just the size we can ingest and relish.<br /><br /><b>Indian Bazaars</b>: Thank you. While there were some hurdles, by and large I liked Calcutta for many reasons, moreAnil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-24802256962028309102011-10-01T08:36:12.667+05:302011-10-01T08:36:12.667+05:30The Calcutta you write about here is one that I...The Calcutta you write about here is one that I've yearned to know again, having spent long summer vacations during school in this city. <br /><br />A beautiful way to describe a quiet morning in a city...it was great reading this!Indian Bazaarshttp://www.indianbazaars.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-53893053026318876132011-09-28T17:38:15.853+05:302011-09-28T17:38:15.853+05:30your writing combined with the pics just transfers...your writing combined with the pics just transfers me to another world Anil. Your blog is chicken soup for the soul.Jai Pangaonkarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-17841109473009531292011-09-27T01:22:46.607+05:302011-09-27T01:22:46.607+05:30Neeraj: Thanks. And it's a city I would want t...<b>Neeraj</b>: Thanks. And it's a city I would want to visit again as well :-)<br /><br /><b>R Niranjan Das</b>: Thank you.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-82463849028714325652011-09-27T01:00:20.809+05:302011-09-27T01:00:20.809+05:30You have a wonderful travel blog.You have a wonderful travel blog.R Niranjan Dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862729636380410290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-44622680208938555522011-09-26T08:58:18.114+05:302011-09-26T08:58:18.114+05:30Your pictures and description is making me want to...Your pictures and description is making me want to visit Calcutta once again :)Neerajhttp://bharari.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-32613840944919695442011-09-25T21:43:39.869+05:302011-09-25T21:43:39.869+05:30Curry Spice: Couldn't agree more. Destiny need...<b>Curry Spice</b>: Couldn't agree more. Destiny needs two walking feet as well :-)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-572673280662086292011-09-25T10:49:11.112+05:302011-09-25T10:49:11.112+05:30My mantra while traveling too. Wander, meander, ta...My mantra while traveling too. Wander, meander, talk, engage with locals. Love too sometimes happens. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092816016769229947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-38497604997007899102011-09-24T03:16:16.591+05:302011-09-24T03:16:16.591+05:30Karen: Thank you. Always a pleasure hearing from y...<b>Karen</b>: Thank you. Always a pleasure hearing from you. Nice to know you liked the interview. The next part is out and is hosted at the same place.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.com