Native Palace
I come from - or as they say in India - I hail from South Kanara. (Now that the British have left our shores, the Government of Karnataka has restored the pristine glory of our place names - the anglicised South Kanara has become Dakshina Kannada).
When we need to pick up a conversation with a stranger, we begin with the question: ” Which is your Native Palace?” (read: Native Palace as Native Place.) The answer to this single question is sufficient to initiate a conservation that will last at least an hour. Let me explain how this is possible by recounting what happened when I boarded a local train last week. (more…)
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