tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post1233576182438852266..comments2023-06-28T20:33:55.060+05:30Comments on Chronicles of an Unknown Indian: WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DROP AND MEMORIES RISEMeera Sundararajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-19882869680688664192012-11-21T10:06:50.430+05:302012-11-21T10:06:50.430+05:30"Life takes you to places where you least exp..."Life takes you to places where you least expect you would ever be. But memories remain with us transporting us in a moment to any time or place where we want to be!"<br />Beautiful lines Meera. You know what the song, even I love the song. Old songs, the Dal lake, Kashmir ki vaadiyan...I love the ways movies used to depict winters.<br /><br />Winter in Mumbai has just started. In Mumbai, its only in the mornings, maybe till 9am and in the evenings after say 8pm, its cold. <br />As a child, I always loved rainy season more than winters. I hated wearing sweaters. I still don't wear jackets, or carry shawls. I love to enjoy the chills.<br /><br />I've never been to North side, and its in my wishlist, especially Ladakh. i wish to enjoy the winter, play in snow...:)<br />'Yeh hasin vaadiyan, yeh khula aasman' Gayuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304455860480027479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-82888537570095807292012-11-20T20:26:40.185+05:302012-11-20T20:26:40.185+05:30At Ani, I am sure Ranchi would have been beautiful...At Ani, I am sure Ranchi would have been beautiful too in winter afterall it is almost a hill station<br /><br />Divya glad to hear that you share my views on Kolkata. YOu are not missing anything in Chennai- we have three types of climes here- hot, hotter and hottest :)<br /><br />@ Jack I am sure the places you would have been stationed in would have been much colder<br /><br />@ Rahul, how could I forget the roasted peanuts (moomphali/ chiniyabadam :))Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-53647918135792727812012-11-20T20:23:32.170+05:302012-11-20T20:23:32.170+05:30@ Anil, the desert is one of the most beautiful pl...@ Anil, the desert is one of the most beautiful places especially when you see it in the light of the setting sun! Gulzar has captured it beautifully in his film " Lekin" t hat is set in Rajasthan. I have always wanted to go there to see it. <br /><br />@ KP you have really brought out the little nuances of winter life in Calcutta- thanks for that- BTW those theatres no longer exist. Really sad...<br /><br />@ Cloud Nine - we had winters without the luxury of room heaters ( they were unheard of those days)<br /><br />Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-61353901531525046742012-11-20T20:19:31.791+05:302012-11-20T20:19:31.791+05:30I have been born and brought up in Pune so not new...I have been born and brought up in Pune so not new to cold & winters...and now that I have lived in Stockholm for about 2 years...Winters surely have a special place for me :) :)SuKupedia ™ :) :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09453745330932633801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-44542835128346689802012-11-20T17:59:38.093+05:302012-11-20T17:59:38.093+05:30This was like a trip down memory lane...Living in ...This was like a trip down memory lane...Living in Mumbai, I have hardly experienced 'winters' except for the occasional evening chills on some occasions...Yesterday night it was cool but I love the winters in Kolkata..waking up in the morning, putting on cardigans and going off to school was torture especially because the thought of bathing was scary in the cold!! Delhi winters are awesome but you are right when you say Kolkata isn't far behind - the cold is tolerable which makes it all the more easier to enjoy the weather :) :) I have never been to Chennai in December but the amount of heat that I experienced during summers there, I am sure winter does not visit that city at all!Divyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478829599969479017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-76316731500575948942012-11-20T11:50:52.333+05:302012-11-20T11:50:52.333+05:30Beautifully written Meera...your post so vividly b...Beautifully written Meera...your post so vividly brings out the smal but strong memories. <br /><br />My memory also always takes me to Ranchi winters and I so much crave for Ma's Tomato Chutney and Pyaj Koli r tarkari...<br /><br />Life takes us away to different places and diffrenet times but we always carry our sweet memories bundled up with us..aninditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844592244486340198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-80731892560545265112012-11-19T20:47:08.978+05:302012-11-19T20:47:08.978+05:30Meera,
You have once again kindled old memories t...Meera,<br /><br />You have once again kindled old memories taking me back by so many years of winters in North. Delhi does get cold but not like those place up north. But it was so enjoyable and such tasty fare for meals. <br /><br />Take careJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896075408610203350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-37856704471625231652012-11-19T13:43:55.997+05:302012-11-19T13:43:55.997+05:30The changes of weather add charm to the life and e...The changes of weather add charm to the life and especially the winter months :) The nostalgia of hand woven sweaters, eating goundnuts and playing in sunshine always bring back happy memories:)Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-7239416813688814822012-11-19T11:58:52.510+05:302012-11-19T11:58:52.510+05:30Brought back nostalgic memories of Calcutta, the a...Brought back nostalgic memories of Calcutta, the area around Newmarket,Tiger,Light house cinema ,Chowringhee,Dharamtolla where I saw Sholay in a theatre and where I had an antique gramaphone repaired, the maidan and the lakes.<br />Singara,Jalmudi and chirmur were all 25 paise each with my daughters taking all of them besides the mandatory panipuri.There was another delicacy abhar khabo that they were fond of.It was during winter the Vintage car rally would take place with all of us squatting on the platforms watching the cars pass by.Winter in Calcutta or Chennai was almost similar temperature wise but was fun at the former place.KParthasarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189924874350906456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-7140518124536983152012-11-19T11:00:46.418+05:302012-11-19T11:00:46.418+05:30"Life takes you to places where you least exp..."Life takes you to places where you least expect you would ever be." I have not come across a fact that is more true to me now.<br />The journey down the memory lane was good. <br />Preference for Season is one's choice, but I wonder if the world would not be insipid without seasons and their changes.<br /><br />It is said there is beauty even in the desert and the call of seasons may be no different.<br /><br />A monsoon which only in the subcontinent one can enjoy and chase it.anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-66342013466876482872012-11-19T10:51:26.245+05:302012-11-19T10:51:26.245+05:30Lovely post reminiscing the non existent winters. ...Lovely post reminiscing the non existent winters. I too miss my childhood winters. But i had few years of super cool winters in the Gulf, where temperatures dip to ruthless zero degrees in peak winter nights. Room heaters, body lotions, vaseline and tonnes of winter wear including 'monkey caps':P Winter down South is a real pain, especially when you have to do the dishes in the early morning's freezing water:'(Cloud Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382499546129406231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-16260341922444104322012-11-19T02:36:59.910+05:302012-11-19T02:36:59.910+05:30First few lines from Barbra Streisand's song &...First few lines from Barbra Streisand's song "The Way We Were" comes to my mind:<br /><br />Memries,<br />Like the corners of my mind<br />Misty water-colored memories<br />Of the way we were.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.com