Kamlesh Tripathi: 2 books

See the simplicity of Lucknow in the form of a dozen insignia as described by Shaukat Tangewala (a horse-buggy driver). Imambara-to-see . . . Evening-in-Ganj-Hazratganj . . . Kababs-to-eat . . . Chikan-to-wear . . . Attar-for-fragrance . . . Ikka-buggy-to-roam . . . Kite-to-fly . . . Cocks-to-fight...

Before, one is overtaken by the heap of time. There is need to reflect on this enthralling account of a ‘grassroots salesman.’ I could carve this fiction, only because of my enduring experience rooting out of my long career and the interesting and rare reveries. Of, some of my classy colleagues...