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Category: Entertainment

Class 77 reunion-continuation

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

So where were we? OK, Premlal and his mundu excuse. I found a seat around a table at the back of the hall. It was easier for Prasantha and we Continue Reading →

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Class 77 Kollam Reunion

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

I am having difficulty sleeping. Jet lag means at about 3 in the morning, I am still wide awake. Now I’m getting worried. I need to get some shut eye Continue Reading →

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Friendships and reunions

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

It is the third time this year that I find myself on the Emirates flight to Dubai, the first leg of my trip to Trivandrum. I normally only go home Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family & Friends, India, Other stories | Tagged Friends, Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

Consultant party and Jimmiki Kammal

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

A mad dash to the metro station and I get there with a minute to spare. I needn’t have bothered as the course at the Royal College did not start Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Entertainment, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Friends, Kerala, London, Travel | Leave a reply

Romeo and Juliet – The ballet

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo On Wednesday I suddenly remembered that I had two discounted vouchers for afternoon tea at a nearby restaurant. When I found it, I Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Entertainment, Europe | Tagged Friends, Historical Places, London | Leave a reply

Shivarathri

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

The main Maha Vishnu Temple in Perumpuzha was having a facelift and as a result we haven’t had the usual yearly festival for the past four years. The building work Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Entertainment, India | Tagged Family, Kerala, Kollam | Leave a reply
Morning Flight

Getting together with schoolmates

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Dawn of another day Another ordinary day it is not Today friends of old, meet up to say It means a lot We are now part of each other’s life Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, Friends, Kerala | Leave a reply

Gone with the wind and my medical college days

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

When I was in the third or fourth year of medical school my friends, Asha, Sree, Chitra and Rafia bought me a book for my birthday. They took me to Continue Reading →

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Beyond Caravaggio – National Gallery

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

When you look at a painting what do you see? The overall beauty of the picture? The brush strokes? The life like capture of the event, the person? The painstaking Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Europe | Tagged Historical Places, London | Leave a reply
Bolshoi ballet

Swan lake and the Bolshoi ballet

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

This summer we had three productions of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to chose from. The English National Ballet version, an Australian version and the Bolshoi Academy’s one. I chose the third Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Entertainment, Family & Friends | Tagged Ballet, London | Leave a reply

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