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The kit and I arrived yesterday afternoon; a long night into day.
The kit and I arrived yesterday afternoon; a long night into day. The seamless transition from the Thames Valley to mid-town Mumbai went seamlessly. O...

The new season at the Gymkhana officially got underway around 8.30
The new season at the Gymkhana officially got underway around 8.30 this morning with a blessing of the pitch. A local holy man performed the ritual th...

The good fortune of Heathrow continued at Chhatrapati Shivaji
The good fortune of Heathrow continued at Chhatrapati Shivaji airport with the kit bags arriving after a tolerable length of time. Whereupon a porter ...

Tribute to Kirsty MacColl and “In these shoes”: check it out
Tribute to Kirsty MacColl and “In these shoes”: check it out on You Tube. After my Friday night rice plate at Mani’s I pottered around collectin...

It’s hell out there! Hell, I tell you! That might be pushing it
It’s hell out there! Hell, I tell you! That might be pushing it a bit: it is, in fact, just another Saturday night. But as with most Indian cities, ...

After the frenetic nature of the past week, today has been all
After the frenetic nature of the past week, today has been all about regrouping and working wearily through the “to do” list. A day earlier than ...

Tuesday evening. Ibis Hotel, Birmingham Airport. I’m back on the
Tuesday evening. Ibis Hotel, Birmingham Airport. I’m back on the seventh floor, but no Mumbai views here. No Mani’s rice plate, either, or the dul...

Yesterday evening I again took my place, along with a thousand
Yesterday evening I again took my place, along with a thousand others, in a local cemetery run by the Carmelite Brothers. The occasion: a Mass for All...