CALL ME RAM LAL.......... The famous canine friend

As promised, here's another postcard from the pink city. This one is about this popular four legged canine called Ram Lal in Kasturba Nagar, where my brother stays. A very docile black street dog, who is very popular with the kids and grown ups alike. Oh! I forgot to mention, don't get mislead by the name, it's a she. That's right a she with a he name :-). There is a little story about the coining of this name. I am told when Ram Lal was a little pup, a bunch of kids decided to name her one day. Since they couldn't figure out the sex:-) of our little friend, they started referring her as Ram Lal. Interesting, isn't it ?

With the break of dawn, Ram Lal starts prancing the street of Kasturba Nagar, visiting every house, exchanging innocent glance with all the early birds in the neighbourhood. Everybody considers Ram Lal as a family pet, in fact some as an important member. Food has never been a problem for her. Dinner is always served at my brothers house.

She's one hell of a popular dog I must say :-)

HULLABALOO, CHOKI DHANI AND THE GREAT LET DOWN !

"Going to pink city and not visiting the village resort of Choki Dhani......you must be joking" - A common reaction of frequent travellers about this little hub of Rajasthani food and culture. Despite being mocked, I never payed any heed to my respected friends until yesterday evening, when at last ,I decided to visit Choki Dhani. By the evening the excitement had reached a feverish pitch. Even the light lunch in the afternoon, was a delibrate ploy to accomodate every single Rajasthani food item on the dinner menu at CD:-)

Alas! Luck had some other plans, and our euphoria was short lived. At the pearly gates of Choki Dhani we were greeted by sea of people and a waiting line which was resembling more like a monster serpent. A dejected couple told us that there's a mayhem inside and we might have to wait for hours to whet our appetite.

With our great hope gone, we had very little choice but to drag ourselves to the car and move to a less glitzy spot.

Sorry my friends, I really tried hard this time.............wish me luck for the future :-)

OPERATION DESERT STORM 2010....THE SAND, PINK CITY AND THE PUNDIT

Long weekend and here I am right in the middle of this beautiful oasis called Jaipur. It doesn't happen very often that you'll find the Pundit leaving the confines of the sacred observatory.............so definitely this splash n dash is worth a postcard.

I hope to find lot of Sparks here and who knows few might translate into lovely postcards. Keep watching this space:-)