Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Two Cultures

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1965: Faculty Hostel cum Guest House, IIT KGP  :


Me sitting and smoking on the lawn bench. New chap arrives and sits beside me and speaks:

"It is so hot and humid here. In Australia it is early spring now and beautiful" 

"Is it so?"

"Yes...I was in Melbourne yesterday"

"Oh!"

"Yes...I was a Visiting Professor at the Melbourne University"

....Silence....



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2015: Nile Valley Apartments, Hyderabad:


Me sitting and brooding on the lawn bench. New chap arrives and sits beside me and speaks:


"It is so rocky and barren here. In Coastal AP is is all green now and beautiful"

"Is it so?"

"Yes...I was in East Godavari yesterday"

"Oh!"

"Yes...we have 1000 acres of farmland in the Konaseema Delta"

...Silence....






...Posted by Ishani

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