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Rishabh Kochhar
With the coronavirus back with a newfound vengeance, I had to cancel a trip to the hills with my friends. I never thought that missing a trip to the hills would haunt me so much because growing up, I hated the mountains. My family’s annual retreat to my aunt s place in Shimla would see us walking aimlessly along the Mall Road, having lunch with old family friends, and tea with another acquaintance. While my parents loved these endless walks, I abhorred them. But after spending the better half of the last decade in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and remote Manipal, I grew inexplicably fond of the hills. So in November, with an ease in travel restrictions, I convinced my extended family to accompany me to a remote village near Kasauli.
Jun 3, 2021
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›Age is just a number! At 86, Ruskin Bond says he s more tolerant of others, enjoys being fussed over
Age is just a number! At 86, Ruskin Bond says he s more tolerant of others, enjoys being fussed over
When Bond started writing as a teen, he didn’t quite have the years of experience behind him and so, he would run out of things to say,” he says.
Synopsis
Bond makes it a point to keep up to date, he even recently joined social media.
“You gave me fright,” exclaims author Ruskin Bond when we dial in for this interview. He’s reading a ghost story. “I nearly dropped the phone and my book,” he adds with a chuckle. While apparitions may give the 86-year-old a fright, there’s one thing that doesn’t: ageing.
Things to do today in Mumbai
Mumbai Mirror / Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
Online Kalaripayattu workshop
Test your fitness by attending an online workshop on Kalaripayattu, an ancient Indian martial art from Kerala. The powerful and dynamic exercise strengthens your core and gives you excellent mental concentration and mind-body coordination.
Where: Online, http://www.attakkalari.org; When: April 25 onwards, Sat and
Sun, 5pm;
Manoj Bajpayee
If you’ve been planning to brush up on your acting skills, the perfect chance to do so is here. Acting maestro Manoj Bajpayee will be conducting on
online session on acting and breaking down a script. From dialogues, dialects, improvisations to voice modulation, gear up to learn it all. Where: unlu.io