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Nikhil Dayal
Dec 2, 20226 min read
Fictional antique vendors in Maurya Lok
Part 1 I have a fascination with books; old, obscure, beautiful books. Their hold on me began early in my childhood. My home was filled...
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Nikhil Dayal
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Purana Ghar
Have you seen scooters parked inside a house? I have. 4 scooters placed back-to-back, belonging to a father and his 3 sons. The gents...
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Nikhil Dayal
Jul 1, 20225 min read
no longer ravaging his beloved newspapers
It We all have fond memories of particular places. They are just impossible to forget. We carry them with us, stored in a small cupboard...
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Nikhil Dayal
May 6, 20224 min read
, as some cousins can be.
Sooraj was a staple of my childhood. We were polar opposites. There was a clash of personalities- I was introverted, him being the...
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Nikhil Dayal
May 2, 20221 min read
bricks of gold
Guntu the goose entered the evaluation room. He was being appraised for his brick-laying work. Awaiting him there was Pintu. The 127...
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Nikhil Dayal
Apr 30, 20222 min read
Balakrishna says……..
This piece anticipates Balakrishna’s reaction to an eventuality of my passing. Note that this is not some kind of morbid musing. It’s a...
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Nikhil Dayal
Apr 29, 20222 min read
eveready
Some things seem perplexing in the beginning, and appear a bitter pill to swallow, but reveal their true meaning and pertinence in due...
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Nikhil Dayal
Apr 21, 20221 min read
genial dave
My name is Mario. When I was a kid, I lived in an old house in Ranchi, with my parents, on the 2nd floor. My uncle, Dave resided on the...
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Nikhil Dayal
Apr 1, 20225 min read
I dream of Nani
It did not start with Her. The part with Nani constituted only about the last 20% of the stretch of the dream. Of the rest, I remember...
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