Thursday, June 23, 2005
Holidays are almost over
The days have passed quickly. Tomorrow we go back to Bologna, even if I don't start working till Wednesday 29th June. Writing three blogs (in English, Hindi and Italian) has been impossible and I decided to give precedence to the blog in Hindi. I have written it in unicode even if because of the Italian keyboard, I am unable to write 'e' and some other signs.
Long walks along the sea, lot of sun, some swimming in the sea and some reading, that can be the summary of these holidays. I have turned darker and hopefully leaner in these days, though I am afraid to go and check my weight on the weighing machine!
Fortunately it is still not very hot but Bologna would be hotter and more humid.
In the June issue of Hans, I read Mini didi poems and one very powerful self-story or atam-katha by a professor of journalism in Delhi, Mr. Shauraj Singh Bechain, really well written real life story of his life as a child labourer and his journey from being "Ganghi chamar's grandson" to the school. The contrast between the situations in the story and the life here with the seaside holiday life of tourist is so extreme. Probably because of it, words from his story keep on resounding in my head for days.
Here are some pictures from these holidays:
Evening at the beach with folded umbrellas
Sunil & Nadia at the light house - There must be twenty pictures of both of us in this part of Bibione, all with similar clothes and similar smiles. The only things that have changed over the years are our grey hair and increasing paunches
Long walks along the sea, lot of sun, some swimming in the sea and some reading, that can be the summary of these holidays. I have turned darker and hopefully leaner in these days, though I am afraid to go and check my weight on the weighing machine!
Fortunately it is still not very hot but Bologna would be hotter and more humid.
In the June issue of Hans, I read Mini didi poems and one very powerful self-story or atam-katha by a professor of journalism in Delhi, Mr. Shauraj Singh Bechain, really well written real life story of his life as a child labourer and his journey from being "Ganghi chamar's grandson" to the school. The contrast between the situations in the story and the life here with the seaside holiday life of tourist is so extreme. Probably because of it, words from his story keep on resounding in my head for days.
Here are some pictures from these holidays:
Evening at the beach with folded umbrellas
Sunil & Nadia at the light house - There must be twenty pictures of both of us in this part of Bibione, all with similar clothes and similar smiles. The only things that have changed over the years are our grey hair and increasing paunches
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