A Word that can launch a thousand pictures.
My quest for the meaning of the word ‘Saudades’ began on my sixteenth Birthday. That evening, at the party, I found my mother looking in my direction but not at me, with an expression that reminded me of the Mona Lisa. I walked up to her and jokingly asked: ‘A penny for your thoughts?’ She […]
Between the Sword and the Pen, lies the Guitar
Nostalgia’s gripped people like never before – you read it in the papers, see it on TV, hear it in conversations and relive it in your reminiscences. American guitar-manufacturer, Fender, released a re-issue of their legendary Stratocaster electric guitar of the 70’s with the punch-line, “Accept it, you are nostalgic about the 70’s!” What date-stamp […]
Soon it will be Christmas Day
‘Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…’ goes the popular song by Wham! And come to think of it, we all look forward to Christmas and yet when it’s Christmas Day, most of us look back, reminiscing. I remember the early 60s in Daman when people would start collecting eggs weeks in advance, carefully writing […]
