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A young girl with her brass plate to collect animal dung for fuel
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Gwalior Fort
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A local boy.
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Family fun on the terrace of the Taj
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One of the temples
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Workmen at the Taj
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The locals were friendly. There were cranes below.
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Dad back row second from right, Uncle Bill front row second from left. Little boy peering through window Uncle Harold Mum as a mil...
2 comments:
Oh Pat. What a beautiful story. You know how I'm fond of nostalgia. I can imagine your friend, late at night, feeling a little lonely and he saw your card and took a chance to reconnect.
Your retelling of your story and how he saved you probably cheered him up.
Sigh. And I suddenly miss India all the more. It really is such an incredible place.
I'm reading William Dalrymple who wrote several books on India. Really fascinating stuff.
Cheers!
Kane
Kane: thank you for reminding me about William Dalrymple - he is a familiar face and voice to me - from his work as a journalist, but I have never read any of his books. Time to start:)
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