Debt payment by udder

Debt payment by udder

With advance apologies to whomsoever decides to get pissed off. Relax!  Absolutely NO offence meant! Assam, circa 1989 during my stint on Limbuguri Estate when our parent club was the Panitola Club. Planters clubs.  Those absolutelyy wonderful institutions where one...
“Kneading” my head Examined!

“Kneading” my head Examined!

In 1990 with the ULFA problem showing no signs of ever allowing Assam to get back to a sense of normalcy and having concluded, regardless of my love affair with Tea, that a hole in the head (which was a grim possibility) was not quite what the doctor had ordered to...
Nilgiri Mao Feng – Caffeine & Antioxidants

Nilgiri Mao Feng – Caffeine & Antioxidants

We are quite regularly requested for a recommendation of the tea which provides the maximum health benefits.  Tea per sé being just about the most healthy beverage that nature has bestowed us with and not being in a position to name any one particular tea, my stock...
A short-lived getaway

A short-lived getaway

This yarn is well after the time when I relocated from Assam to Dubai.  That move, a sea change for me, was what enabled me to spread my wings and widen my horizon leaving behind that extremely focused ‘pipe vision’ which, being the very nature of that profession, is...
On a whim!

On a whim!

Our three day trips on our pontoon raft, down the Lohit and spilling into the Bharamaputra had become quite a regular feature for the three families.  There was however the fact that those absolutely delightful excursions were totally subject to weather conditions and...