tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post114569711854748022..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: Episodes From PatpargunjeMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1147171250567801982006-05-09T16:10:00.000+05:302006-05-09T16:10:00.000+05:30there's nothing like a delhi neighbourhood to brin...there's nothing like a delhi neighbourhood to bring you up to speed with everything ranging from where to run when your cricket ball accidentally breaks a window to the latest fashionable bad words.<BR/><BR/>on a more serious note, however, it is amazing how much you can learn. in my neighbourhood we had a gaon right behind, so our evening cricket matches would include sundry kids from every walk of life, virtually. All the lessons were learnt as a sort of ex-post rationalisation many years later, but most events of significance were from this period.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your post, I will most definitely be back.Cyberswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908887416746311355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1146987346646301802006-05-07T13:05:00.000+05:302006-05-07T13:05:00.000+05:30Patparganj is now known as I.P.Extension. I.P stan...Patparganj is now known as I.P.Extension. I.P stands for Indraprastha an acient name of this part of delhi aging back to the times of Pandavas and Kauravas.<BR/><BR/>There are two more bridges to reach the above mentioned place though.<BR/>One is an old bridge where you stil will find train passing over an ancient bridge.Nice experience to have a train passing over your head. Very narrow and I doubt a pajero can go through it . The other is through Shahdra, a densly populated locality in far East Delhi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1146482839694344672006-05-01T16:57:00.000+05:302006-05-01T16:57:00.000+05:30Can completely identify with your description of m...Can completely identify with your description of middle-class Delhi life growing up...<BR/><BR/>I'd probably add Chup 'n' chupai during load shedding, dark room, 'stapoo', chain, pakadanpakadai and pithoo to the list...<BR/><BR/>My family's had a penchant for moving house, so we've moved from South Ex (2 years) to Malviya Nagar (8 years) and then to Pitampura before the folks bought a plot in Palam Vihar (8 years).<BR/>When they sold the house and moved to the farm, the sister n me moved from Palam Vihar to GK (1 year), to sec 23 Gurgaon (6 mnths) back to Palam Vihar (2 years) are and finally now in Jangpura (1 year).Colin Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637469300406448839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1146230105657978432006-04-28T18:45:00.000+05:302006-04-28T18:45:00.000+05:30PATPARGANJ, welcum neighbour. The world is indeed ...PATPARGANJ, welcum neighbour.<BR/> The world is indeed getting smaller and people are looking up east. I was metted out a similar treatment when i told my colleagues that I stay at east Delhi side. The remarks went this way, "Why E Delhi, for heaven's sake?" or "Atleast try for aomething in Mayur Vihar or Noida?" or "It's so dirty out there." Yeah...South Delhi is lolling in water and electricity this summers, aint it guys?<BR/><BR/>PJAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151477909242351149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1146037320880631022006-04-26T13:12:00.000+05:302006-04-26T13:12:00.000+05:30leglobherly... jesht lobherly.leglobherly... jesht lobherly.Poorna Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895874054839125248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1146036942897770192006-04-26T13:05:00.000+05:302006-04-26T13:05:00.000+05:30there was a nice aunty who i would do odd jobs for...there was a nice aunty who i would do odd jobs for (fetch the milk), but my mother insisted that i not take any money. so i got lemon tarts instead.Vishnupriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923397597408768084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145999018555924552006-04-26T02:33:00.000+05:302006-04-26T02:33:00.000+05:30"Yes and I think she's quite cool actually," said ..."Yes and I think she's quite cool actually," said my mother, exhaling a long plume of cigarette smoke.<BR/>..............<BR/>Its odd that you remember THAT detail of all things.<BR/>Whats the point since this wasnt a remembered desceription, at least this line?Apoplexyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478330329090145752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145970133258962082006-04-25T18:32:00.000+05:302006-04-25T18:32:00.000+05:30Its Palakkad in kerala.... obscure but beautiful :...Its Palakkad in kerala.... obscure but beautiful :-)Indianpepponehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405090875806072969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145968760143683232006-04-25T18:09:00.000+05:302006-04-25T18:09:00.000+05:30and the wonderful memories rushed in/through the w...and the wonderful memories rushed in/<BR/>through the windows of my soul/<BR/>like the soft sunshine on a winter morning/<BR/>and the discovery of a rabbit hole...<BR/>i saw a glimpse of my childhood/<BR/>of running around, playing, and when not being allowed to- crying foul ;)delhidreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613041484425960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145957813118084322006-04-25T15:06:00.000+05:302006-04-25T15:06:00.000+05:30m.a.: :) thank you, she said, blushing deeplyanyes...m.a.: :) thank you, she said, blushing deeply<BR/><BR/>anyesha: oh, I should have thought of that! But then I'd probably be doodh-waali, hmmm...<BR/><BR/>jemgal: None of those actually. I was thinking of Mr Pink Whistle and the story books, where kids earned their own money.<BR/><BR/>b: I don't think we SOLD the tickets. Although the older kids might have, come to think of it. Whatever, we never saw any cash!<BR/><BR/>rohini: I want three daughters! Called Maya, Anoushka and Sharona :)<BR/><BR/>activity: Nope, Abhilasha was older, by a few years, though Akansha once tore out a clump of my hair ina fight we had, before girl on girl action was hot :)<BR/><BR/>me: me too! How can no one know Enid Blyton? EVERYONE knows Enid Blyton. In fact, I think that's going to be my next post! :)<BR/><BR/>sonia: no, i don't think there WAS a single minority among these kids--they were mostly punjabi, sometimes from UP, one or two from the South, but us Southies were a minority :)<BR/><BR/>anon: I know. It's terrible now, imagine that poor baby growing up.<BR/><BR/>thing: Looks like everyone had a little colony skit thingummy. Here I thought we were so unique and all :)<BR/><BR/>dush: Ohhhhhhhh, bimmers! See, I NEVER knew that! Thanks :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>mala: In trivandrum when I was eight, which would be um.. 89 to 91, I think. (God, suddenly I feel aged)<BR/><BR/>mohit: Thanks!<BR/><BR/>peppone: Where is this canal? <BR/><BR/>preyanca: awww, the same thing happened to me when i had a crush on my friend's older brother's friend.<BR/><BR/>wendigo: yay! absolutely quote me, i love being quoted. :)<BR/><BR/>primalsoup: and you didn't email me? I'm most upset now. <BR/><BR/>black cat: I'm so glad SOMEONE got the reference! :) You rule<BR/><BR/>kryptic: Oh-kaaaay :)<BR/><BR/>horsey: tut tut, you should really keep up with the MSN/AOL generation. You're getting old :) And don't tell your mom my mom smokes or she'll kill me! :)<BR/><BR/>ditty: wow, you started at FIVE? Mercenary creature :P<BR/><BR/>m: thanks :) I enjoy writing these posts for a change from my usual stuff :)<BR/><BR/>sue: tell me the car wasn't white!<BR/><BR/>flyaway: ah yes. when i was a kid my cousins and i made a home movie, called "Wolf Girl" abotu a girl who was raised by wolves, prouced by the Mango Tree Compnay :)<BR/><BR/>ugly duckling: i never owned any Ken dolls, so my Barbies had to date GI Joes. Now, given the considerable size difference, it was hard, but we (Barbara and I) managed okay.<BR/><BR/>nath: i know, i saw it in yesterday's papers. but tickets have already been booked and paid for, so we're going if it kills us (which it very well might do!)<BR/><BR/>anti-est, just tea: i LOVE the five find outers. I still have all of them. I think my favourite was the one when Eunice Tolling comes to call, I think it was the disappearing man. oh, and the pantomime cat. <BR/><BR/>ab: nah, being an errand girl would mean too much running around. I'd rather stick to mopping floors, which I rather like doing, even now :)eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145954161395016202006-04-25T14:06:00.000+05:302006-04-25T14:06:00.000+05:30@ justtea : u obviously havent met me.... still ha...@ justtea : u obviously havent met me.... still have arnd 7 of them i think... Fav is 'the banshee towers'..... But i like the poor Mr.Potts(ithink)<BR/>Goddd!! I havent grown up at all..Indianpepponehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405090875806072969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145949820581225442006-04-25T12:53:00.000+05:302006-04-25T12:53:00.000+05:30Jhadu-pocha-waali! LOL. You know inspired by Enid ...Jhadu-pocha-waali! LOL. You know inspired by Enid Blyton and those feel-god kid movies, I had wanted to be an errand girl (like delivering newspapers early every morning). Somehow I never ended up doing that so I am glad you did what you wanted to:-)ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567332895636455646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145915153306856602006-04-25T03:15:00.000+05:302006-04-25T03:15:00.000+05:30Ah, memories!My favourite Enid Blyton series was t...Ah, memories!<BR/><BR/>My favourite Enid Blyton series was the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Find-Outers" REL="nofollow">"Five Find-Outers" </A>. Weirdly, I have *never ever* come across anyone who read it. Doesn't anyone here remember Fatty?? :(<BR/><BR/>Rohini: Hey, My gf has nearly the same preference hierarchy as you! Except that she wants twin girls. :)<BR/><BR/>eM: Hot jhadoo-pocha-waali...mmm..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145906998776949372006-04-25T00:59:00.000+05:302006-04-25T00:59:00.000+05:30the family had been in uproar because they had ano...the family had been in uproar because they had another girl..That kinda stuff made me drop out of society at a point of time. I am guy, so i guess I can only relate to the Enid Blyton bit. Used to like Five Findouters. <BR/><BR/>Great post.<BR/><BR/>Peace outAnti-establishment Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959762837486531467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145905641665331042006-04-25T00:37:00.000+05:302006-04-25T00:37:00.000+05:30This hasn't much to do with Blytons or Patpargunje...<A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4940506.stm" REL="nofollow">This</A> hasn't much to do with Blytons or Patpargunjes, but I thought I'd mention it given your impending trip to Egypt.<BR/><BR/>As for the jhaadu-ponching -- when I was in school, students took turns cleaning out the classroom at the end of the day. This, of course, meant that our classrooms were perpetually messy (11 year old boys aren't the most conscientious of workers when dusting is involved), but it did cure us of our silly notions that certain kinds of work are 'below' us.Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737952788723847550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145892458253141452006-04-24T20:57:00.000+05:302006-04-24T20:57:00.000+05:30very interesting post...reminds me of how i used t...very interesting post...<BR/>reminds me of how i used to have parties for my dolls...got them married once...barbie and ken...<BR/>have pictures too...hey, u juss gave me an idea abt my next post...ugly ducklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139290055791867112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145881403899756412006-04-24T17:53:00.000+05:302006-04-24T17:53:00.000+05:30nice post.. enid blyton did inspire a lot of minds...nice post.. enid blyton did inspire a lot of minds , i guess..remember the times. when me 'n my buddy used to play tree house on the mango tree..the fact that our so-called modern society is still male preferential is depressingFlyaway Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799717667022602168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145876045454355062006-04-24T16:24:00.000+05:302006-04-24T16:24:00.000+05:30My brother and I persuaded our parents to pay us f...My brother and I persuaded our parents to pay us for chores like washing the car, that worked better. Till the day we polished the car before washing it. Some of the dirt stayed on two years...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145868854830459422006-04-24T14:24:00.000+05:302006-04-24T14:24:00.000+05:30A great post. I love your style of writing, and wa...A great post. I love your style of writing, and wait for such posts where you are not talking about the usual- pubcrawls et cetera.<BR/><BR/>(Being a prehistoric lurker on your blog, I thought being honest would be a nice thing to do.)Manish Bhatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997744740964640385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145849891054299372006-04-24T09:08:00.000+05:302006-04-24T09:08:00.000+05:30Colonies... the 'leader' of the gang... Annual Day...Colonies... the 'leader' of the gang... Annual Day functions in the building...rehearsing for skits and dances and of course, the various inventive money-making schemes.. took me right back to my early days as a 5 year old in Bombay! :) <BR/><BR/>Loved this post, eM! :)DiTtYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386552195237819963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145844420628623152006-04-24T07:37:00.000+05:302006-04-24T07:37:00.000+05:30Can someone translate what preyanca wrote into Eng...Can someone translate what preyanca wrote into English for me.Horseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512910791563482705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145844320626665692006-04-24T07:35:00.000+05:302006-04-24T07:35:00.000+05:30*"Yes and I think she's quite cool actually," said...*"Yes and I think she's quite cool actually," said my mother, exhaling a long plume of cigarette smoke.*<BR/><BR/>That is just TOTALLY my aunt, your mother. Which is why she is everyone's favorite aunt.<BR/><BR/>Great post.Horseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512910791563482705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145816452811771832006-04-23T23:50:00.000+05:302006-04-23T23:50:00.000+05:30kotik is from kipling, isnnit isnnit isnnit? you h...kotik is from kipling, isnnit isnnit isnnit? you had such a fun childhood though. very enviable. i moved into my current locality at age 10 too, but never quite made friends, until much late. i was through and through a bookworm anda a nerd. lol.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288346104499079168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145810181163029052006-04-23T22:06:00.000+05:302006-04-23T22:06:00.000+05:30Wonderfully written. And poetic justic also with t...Wonderfully written. And poetic justic also with the transformation at the end! :)<BR/><BR/>I was in Patparganj yesterday when I was reading the post!Primalsouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131784445479439913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1145800573950729362006-04-23T19:26:00.000+05:302006-04-23T19:26:00.000+05:30can i quote you (along with pavan varma's 'great i...can i quote you (along with pavan varma's 'great indian middle class') for an essay about the indian class system?wendigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245597267441309562noreply@blogger.com