Comments on: A day at Prayag

By: nandanjha

nandanjha — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:14:40 +0000

Yes, I got your tu pennies before on this.

As always, its a very homely-feeling to read your comments, Its like being addressed from the backyard of the main building of your house, the chaukhat of rasoi to the boy who never had enough of playing amid the haystacks :) in the varandah.

You talk of Madhushala, I had perserved a recorded version of Mann Dey’s rendering of the classic for a long time. I might still have.

‘राह पकड़ तू एक चला चल, पा जाएगा मधुशाला।’

Its almost like , how do I get Nirvana.

By: JATINDER SETHI

JATINDER SETHI — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:07:29 +0000

Little late to come in because I thought I had already put in mine tupenny bit, but didnt see,So once again.Never been to Allahabad,except once long time back for some worl on way to Cal.One of the holiest places beside being the place of Nehrus . I know Allhabad because of place of favourite poets of college time–FIRAQUE GORAKHPURI the English teacher in the Uni. and Akbar Allahabadi. Bachchan Madhubalas and Madhushalas used to be as commercial break during discussion of Urdu poetry. Does Allahabad means abode of ALLAHA?

By: nandanjha

nandanjha — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:13:32 +0000

Thanks Manish. There are few other things which we missed viz. Azad park n all.

Anand Bhawan is pretty well kept. When were there, it was drizzling and there were not many people, so with its old world charm, the whole setting got very interesting.

I can imagine that on a hot summer afternoon, it would get very filmy to be there , with a cup of tea and some like minded people.