Category Archives: Memories

The Name Common

Posted on June 25, 2014 by 9minnon

Sometimes, when two nations are not too friendly towards each other, they have two options … One is to focus on the differences between the viewpoints of these nations, and the other is to focus on the common ground. Which … Continue reading →

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Yesterday Today

Posted on May 4, 2014 by 9minnon

A memory from childhood Hardy was talking about. This is a traditional Punjabi boli … any Punjabi would know it … Bari barsi. But wait a minute … would any Punjabi? He said he heard this at weddings when growing … Continue reading →

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The Tigress

Posted on April 30, 2014 by 9minnon

Here’s a small passage these guys were discussing, from a book named My India by Jim Corbett: I once saw a tigress stalking a month-old kid. The ground was very open and the kid saw the tigress while she was … Continue reading →

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Kudos To A Life …

Posted on April 1, 2014 by 9minnon

A life well lived … a life lived in a way that when the man died, the word that most of the people knew him were using was generous. The Sardar of English literature passed away a few days back. … Continue reading →

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Happy Holi

Posted on March 16, 2014 by 9minnon

Holi is the wonderful festival of colour, celebrated all over India in different and colourful ways. The festival of Holi has a number of legends attached to it. Here are some. When the demon king Hiranyakashyap wanted to kill his … Continue reading →

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More Folk

Posted on March 12, 2014 by 9minnon

Quite a few posts about re-packaging tradition. So what is this theme, and why? Today, we see that many of our traditions are fast fading away, whether through lack of support or audience, or due to the fact that the … Continue reading →

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A Rafi Medley

Posted on March 9, 2014 by 9minnon

On a Sunday afternoon, to get you saunter down memory lane, heres some of the favourite songs from yesteryears, by one of the favourite singers of those days … Mohammed Rafi. When one thinks of Mohammed Rafi, can one help … Continue reading →

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Like What You Dont?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by 9minnon

Bear with me while I try to explain why the title of this blog post is what it is. Well, the other day, Hardy was going on about something on these lines. If you have grown up in northern India, … Continue reading →

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Kala Doriya

Posted on February 8, 2014 by 9minnon

For all my Punjabi friends from around the world, this should be a throw-back to Grandma, as it is for me. These are ladies who would be contemporaries to elderly folks nearing the century mark, if not more. Some of … Continue reading →

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A Legend – A Little Tribute

Posted on October 24, 2013 by 9minnon

At first I thought the title of this post should be “The End of a Legend”, but then legends never ends. Like the grand old man of Indian music, a legendary singer, who left the world today, but whose legend … Continue reading →

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