<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have finally made myself a "mix CD" - not the same as a mix tape, but still. It means that I can listen to some of my favourite music (sort of like a playlist from Offbeat minus my waffling)...

<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I had a fascinating conversation with a woman, on a train a few days ago. Actually, it wasn't that fascinating - it was...

<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> When I think of the music of Frederic Chopin, I always think of Miss Enid Roberts, founder of the St Cecelia's School of Music at her house on Phayre Road in Pune. Chopin was her favourite...

NOTE: I had posted this a while back - perhaps a year ago, but for some reason, this blog post completely disappeared from the main page. I managed to retrieve it after trawling through unwanted files. Given that Mrs Dinshaw is very much in my...

I don't know what to say. I feel sick, unable to comprehend yesterday's bomb blast a short walk from my house in Pune. German Bakery was the place where I spent many, many happy evenings when I was a teenager. Even when I moved abroad and would return...