fact is, when i suddenly struck upon this idea of walking all over singapore in the nation’s fiftieth year in a bid to avoid serious exercise and convinced aj, my friend and trainer, to join me in this escape attempt, i had really no idea what i’d come across, see, discover, experience, step on… i had heard many stories about “last time” as in the past and i could sense and feel what was happening around me right now, but…
Kabuliwala … O kabuliwala. These calls of a little girl to her older Pathan friend keep echoing in mind even after the episode is over. The story of ‘Kabuliwala’ moves on from the previous story ‘Detective’ when Mahim signs the releasing papers of Rehman, who had been serving a sentence on account of murder. An Afghani Pathan, Rehman had come from his trouble stricken country to earn a decent income by trading dry fruits, shawls, etc. He befriends a little…
it was six in the morning, dewdrops glistened on the leaves, asr stood by the poolside, deep furrows on his forehead, a troubled look in his eyes. he had not been able to sleep, restless through the night; then finally, at around five thirty he had gone and splashed cold water on his face trying to dispel the unsettling feeling. it hadn’t worked. so he’d walked over to the kitchen and made himself a cup of strong black coffee and…