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Kolkata vignettes

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I have been perusing Thich Nhat Hanh’s How to Relax. One of his suggestions regarding unpleasant sounds is to associate them with something more pleasant. Our high rise apartment complex in Kolkata has way too many stray but well fed dogs. These dogs have a terrible habit of howling together early at dawn. So I imagine them as the roosters of this metropolis.
A horrific event at a local hospital resulted in a massive Reclaim the Night protest and vigils throughout the city. It was on the eve of Independence Day.
Kites have taken to resting on air conditioning units of our high rise apartments.

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August 16, 2024 at 9:53 pm

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  1. […] wrote to tell themselves that good eventually wins over the bad. I was checking into the horrendous event that had occured in Kolkata two summers ago. No God came to rescue the victim. Hundreds of fellow […]

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