Sam D’Cruz (sorry, not his real name) was a friend and neighbour. He lived by, among other things, arranging fake degrees for youngsters who wanted to go abroad, and moonlighting as a police informer. Among the many true stories about police cases he told me was this one about a bear and a monkey. Mangat … Continue reading WHY MONKEYS HAVE TO HANG – A SAM D’CRUZ TALE
Month: July 2015
A DEFIANT OLD MAN’S DELHI DIARY
10th July At 12 midnight we touch down smoothly but for the screech of tyres scraping the asphalt. Taxying takes long, but once we stop, the wait is short enough. We walk down the carpeted aero bridge. I wonder how much the colourful silky carpet would have cost DIAL –Delhi International Airport Limited - now … Continue reading A DEFIANT OLD MAN’S DELHI DIARY