“For all the book lovers out there, there is a great little book shop in Lane D. It is on the right side of the road, above a doctor’s clinic and opposite the stationery shop. Sophia has a good range of new and pre-loved books (both English and German). She will generally buy back any of her books, and if you have any other books you no longer want, she will also try to sell them for you on a consignment basis. She is a lovely lady and very helpful.” - Everything Expats Community Forum
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Reggae Rajas in Pune, India on 24 Nov 2010. Bad recording, but… Reggae in Pune! :)
Attack of the pigeons this morning… Got up, did the dishes, and they took over the bedroom! Vermin!
My friend Jon will be giving a lecture in English at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (map here) on the Varkari pilgrimage to Pandharpur. He joined them for their more-than-two-week walk, and will be talking about Varkari religiosity and culture and showing lots of beautiful pictures.
Jon is an American scholar who has studied Maharashtrian language and culture for many, many years and will certainly give an engaging lecture!
Ganapati (Ganesha) time in Pune
A message from our favorite health food producers in Pune… Dakini Foods is back! Natural peanut butter, rice cakes (“wafers”), tahini… they’re great! Check ‘em out, available at Dorabjees and elsewhere…
Dear All,
We wish to announce with great joy that the brand “Dakini” has been revived . Unfortunately Mr Seemo had to leave for reason’s know to all but he wanted the brand alive and he decided to leave behind his legacy to us.
Due to business reason’s we had to shift the production but we assure you the quality and value of Dakini are not compromised one bit.
If you need more information , please feel to contact me on dakinicare@gmail.com , 09837084355.
Regards
Mukul Gupta
Wearing wool sweaters in Pune, India.
Corner roof jungle jungli maharaj!
Pune monsoon is here? I like the forecast….
Summer in #Pune. Easy does it, like a Sunday mornin’. Come to me, monsoon ~ cool these afternoons off…
Purnima. Full moon after a small ārati at the Swami Samarth ashram in Pune.
Map of Pune neighborhoods, c. 1885, from an engaging article on neighborhood shrines in Pune by L.W. Preston (2002).
Preston, Laurence W. “Shrines and Neighbourhood in Early Nineteenth-Century Pune, India.” Journal of Historical Geography 28, no. 2 (2002): 203-15.
Another box! Yay! More sprouting lids, reading material, medicals, random toiletries that India cannot deliver… thanks!!!! We feel so loved!
