Guest post by MQ
Chaay.Ahhhhh....just the sound of it is amazing.It brings along a mixture of emotions,a collection of memories and a revival of taste.So very Eastern,its sort of inculcated in us....the drinking of the delightful beverage we call tea.
Whether it be morning or evening, chaay, in innumerable households,holds a high significance.....one that cannot be diminished.And for each one of us it holds certain memories and specific meanings.For me,the word is synonymous with my mother,who,since i was very young,used to drink ... Read More
Guest post by MQ
Chaay.Ahhhhh....just the sound of it is amazing.It brings along a mixture of emotions,a collection of memories and a revival of taste.So very Eastern,its sort of inculcated in us....the drinking of the delightful beverage we call tea.
Whether it be morning or evening, chaay, in innumerable households,holds a high significance.....one that cannot be diminished.And for each one of us it holds certain memories and specific meanings.For me,the word is synonymous with my mother,who,since i was very young,used to drink ... Read More
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Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading.
‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More
