Sunil Rajguru's World » Nostalgia http://www.sunilrajguru.com A little bit of everything under the sun. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:19:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Has anyone heard of Windsor Manor? http://www.sunilrajguru.com/bangalore/has-anyone-heard-of-windsor-manor/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/bangalore/has-anyone-heard-of-windsor-manor/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:05:37 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=6212 I went to Windsor Manor (now ITC Windsor) after years. Most of the autowallahs looked at me as if I was talking about a foreign country. Old Airport Road? JP Nagar? They queried. I think only the 10th or 12th … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/bangalore/has-anyone-heard-of-windsor-manor/feed/ 0 When’s the last time you did something for the first time? http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/whens-the-last-time-you-did-something-for-the-first-time/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/whens-the-last-time-you-did-something-for-the-first-time/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:17:08 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=5646 I am not at all a great traveller and I was always dragged to trips first by my parents and then by my wife. So it is but natural that when I visited Sri Lanka for the first time, I … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/whens-the-last-time-you-did-something-for-the-first-time/feed/ 0 The day Indira Gandhi died… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/the-day-indira-gandhi-died%e2%80%a6/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/the-day-indira-gandhi-died%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:08:01 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=2580 “Where were you when… such and such a thing happened?” is such a cliché. But you still want to task that question. Today is October 31, the day Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated. I was a school student when … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/the-day-indira-gandhi-died%e2%80%a6/feed/ 1 Does anyone use Sloan’s Balm? http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/does-anyone-use-sloan%e2%80%99s-balm/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/does-anyone-use-sloan%e2%80%99s-balm/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 18:10:17 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=1306 When I was small, I had a sprain that wouldn’t heal. My relative told me that there was a balm that was extremely painful and extremely effective and he’d recommend it to me if I was up to it. It … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/does-anyone-use-sloan%e2%80%99s-balm/feed/ 99 10 programmes I once loved on Doordarshan… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/25-things/10-programmes-i-once-loved-on-doordarshan%e2%80%a6/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/25-things/10-programmes-i-once-loved-on-doordarshan%e2%80%a6/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:28:54 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=663 There was a time when Indian TV had only Doordarshan. Colour TV was difficult to imagine. A remote was an unheard of concept. And multiple channels? Ha ha ha! Strange but true: This government owned unprofessionally run non-24-hour TV channel … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/25-things/10-programmes-i-once-loved-on-doordarshan%e2%80%a6/feed/ 26 How to play cricket with a hockey stick and some old socks http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-to-play-cricket-with-a-hockey-stick-and-some-old-socks/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-to-play-cricket-with-a-hockey-stick-and-some-old-socks/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:48:33 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=490 Take a few old socks. Roll the first one into a ball. Take another and wrap it onto it carefully so that the shape is maintained. When it reaches the correct size, stitch the final socks neatly so that you … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-to-play-cricket-with-a-hockey-stick-and-some-old-socks/feed/ 8 Bad handwriting-wallahs unite! You have nothing to lose but your pens… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/bad-handwriting-wallahs-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pens%e2%80%a6/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/bad-handwriting-wallahs-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pens%e2%80%a6/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:37:01 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=430 I have one very big weakness that I am ashamed of. That is my handwriting. Whether it’s signing my name, writing someone a brief note, or even noting down a phone number, I find it quite awkward to see my … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/bad-handwriting-wallahs-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pens%e2%80%a6/feed/ 5 How I got hooked to cricket… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-i-got-hooked-to-cricket%e2%80%a6/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-i-got-hooked-to-cricket%e2%80%a6/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:54:02 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=350 New Delhi 1971. The whole neighbourhood had gathered for my naming ceremony. My father’s side seemed to have a great fascination for Ps. My grandfather’s name was Pundlikrao. My father’s is Pralhad and sister Pratibha. I was to be called … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-i-got-hooked-to-cricket%e2%80%a6/feed/ 10 15 Things I never thought could happen when I was a kid… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/25-things/15-things-i-never-thought-could-happen-when-i-was-a-kid%e2%80%a6/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/25-things/15-things-i-never-thought-could-happen-when-i-was-a-kid%e2%80%a6/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 14:56:26 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=14 1. A non-Nehru descendant completing a five-year-term as Prime Minister and actually getting re-elected after that! - Jai Ho! 2. Pakistan cricket becoming irrelevant in the world and India. - Arre baba, IPL ka matlab Indo-Pak League nahin hain. 3. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/25-things/15-things-i-never-thought-could-happen-when-i-was-a-kid%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 Never the right size… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/never-the-right-size%e2%80%a6/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/nostalgia/never-the-right-size%e2%80%a6/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 1996 14:39:20 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://sunilrajguru.com/?p=360 Once a girl told me, “Your dress sense is awful. You wear clothes in any combination. And all your pants are either too loose or too tight.” While I agree that I am quite careless in matching colours, the second … Continue reading →

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