So, finished phase- I, theory over. I should say I had a blast with the last paper. Wrote the craziest thing ever.. the question was Euthanasia. I displayed my knowledge of the plight of Aruna Shaunbag in the paper. Hoping the evaluators atleast know about her and don't consider it a piece of my own fiction.
Thinking back, the last 2 weeks were some crazy times. We packed, moved unpacked, survived on hotel food, packed up for R's trip again and I wrote 4 exams in the middle of it all.
100 year old photos of India... my curiosity was mildly piqued, so I took a peek. But what to do, no body knows who took the pics or who or what is there in the photos. A couple of things struck me, well , kind of stupid things, but all the same ... You cannot see any one wearing pants in the pics, save the Britishers. Secondly, all Indian men in the pics look thin, not a pound of extra fat on them. Then, the skirts of the white ladies look funny... actually it reminded me of the school uniforms of Holy family and Sacred hearts schools, of billowing, blue. full length skirts. And yes, Indian women are conspicuant by their absence in public spaces.
The happy find of the day:
A cone ice cream for just 13 Rs? "Unbelievable", was my first reaction. But that'sthe all the money me and amma had to pay for a scoop from a hole- in- the- wall shop here.
Thinking back, the last 2 weeks were some crazy times. We packed, moved unpacked, survived on hotel food, packed up for R's trip again and I wrote 4 exams in the middle of it all.
100 year old photos of India... my curiosity was mildly piqued, so I took a peek. But what to do, no body knows who took the pics or who or what is there in the photos. A couple of things struck me, well , kind of stupid things, but all the same ... You cannot see any one wearing pants in the pics, save the Britishers. Secondly, all Indian men in the pics look thin, not a pound of extra fat on them. Then, the skirts of the white ladies look funny... actually it reminded me of the school uniforms of Holy family and Sacred hearts schools, of billowing, blue. full length skirts. And yes, Indian women are conspicuant by their absence in public spaces.
The happy find of the day:
A cone ice cream for just 13 Rs? "Unbelievable", was my first reaction. But that'sthe all the money me and amma had to pay for a scoop from a hole- in- the- wall shop here.
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