Yesterday I had again been to the Balaji Temple in Pashan, Pune. It was a special occasion and there were musicians from Tamilnadu to play the Nadaswaram the acoustic musical instrument of south India. It is made of a wood and is a cousin of the shehnai but larger. The percussion accompaniment to the nadaswaram is the thavil a barrel like drum. On one hand the player wears caps in his finger while in the other he holds a stick. It is either played sitting or with the thavil hanging round the neck standing.
Jardin du Luxembourg One fine day my dear hubby said he would be flying to Paris for a fortnight on business trip and if I am interested I could piggy back. Well it made me ponder as cost was a factor, considering my expenses had to be borne by us and I had to get leave from my office. On mulling over it I gave in to the idea and within sometime the visa and tickets were ready. …