Comments on: Dal, rice and a round of Scotch in ‘Little England’

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:34:47 +0000

Sunadji,
well written and now you have made me book my tickets ASAP.

By: naren

naren — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:07:37 +0000

Great piece from little down under sunaad!The picture of the castle is awesome! Would have preferred a shot from the front though.

By: Doddi Buddi

Doddi Buddi — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:53:13 +0000

Oh to be a wet blanket! Dal rice followed by curd rice and pickles. How nice! Once a Malgudian, always a Malgudian!

By: Dr Madhukar G Appaji

Dr Madhukar G Appaji — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:31:51 +0000

Hi Raghuram,
Sri lanka is a nice leftovers trove of Buddhist India and Anglo India , Both well preserved. For a continued hang over of OH! TO BE IN ENGLAND, gimreeves, or any retro for that matter just listen to “GOLD FM lk “. It is not only All asia English Its 24×7. I am enjoing it right now at 1am tdy and typing out to share the 60s and 70s feel Dr Madhukar G Appaji Mysore Heritage Centre.

By: Suresh Panje, New Delhi

Suresh Panje, New Delhi — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:17:47 +0000

Dear Raghuram ji,
Nice to know that you enjoyed the good old number: OH! TO BE IN ENGLAND although you were in the Emerald Island of Sri Lanka, Ceylon of yore. Your depiction of dal (parpu) and rice downed with sips of Scotch made me feel younger. Yes, those days at Shillong during 70s while serving in the IAF where at the Rotract Club, we used to have spirits followed by rice and curry lunch.
Although many term British norms as snobbery, I have experienced it to be sophisticated. I will mail a brief write-up scribbled in late 1999 and trust you can feature it on your thought-provoking website of Churimuri. It was about snobbery as viewed by me, of course in a lighter vein.