Memoirs of a Mediocre ManBhamati Books, 1983 - 243 sider Autobiography of a former civil servant. |
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Side 17
... things to eat , not , mind you , in a secular pandering to the palate , but as the remains of the offering to God , a prasada , the consumption of which is purifying . I once shocked a Brahmin audience in Madras by saying that most of ...
... things to eat , not , mind you , in a secular pandering to the palate , but as the remains of the offering to God , a prasada , the consumption of which is purifying . I once shocked a Brahmin audience in Madras by saying that most of ...
Side 32
... things which should be set down before they are forgotten , the smell of dust thirstily drinking the first rain , the spicy , peppery smell of a grain dealer's shop , the reek of mangoes , mari- golds and lush vegetation when the sun ...
... things which should be set down before they are forgotten , the smell of dust thirstily drinking the first rain , the spicy , peppery smell of a grain dealer's shop , the reek of mangoes , mari- golds and lush vegetation when the sun ...
Side 87
... things . The girl's father agreed to all the conditions and purchased the things asked for . After the religious ceremony was over , the members of the bridegroom's party were waiting for lunch . Time passed , but nothing happened . So ...
... things . The girl's father agreed to all the conditions and purchased the things asked for . After the religious ceremony was over , the members of the bridegroom's party were waiting for lunch . Time passed , but nothing happened . So ...
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