http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/ "That was the beginning of the century; this is its end. I have been thinking not only of the people who lived there once, but also of the generations of dogs accompanying them in their everyday bustle, and one night— I don't know where it came from— in a predawn sleep, that funny and tender phrase composed itself: a road-side dog." - Czeslaw Milosz, Borderlines. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:25:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/#comment-1669 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:50:46 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/#comment-1669 That's pretty sad. I used to be a regular at the Strand Book Stall during my 4 years in Mumbai. That’s pretty sad. I used to be a regular at the Strand Book Stall during my 4 years in Mumbai.

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/#comment-1668 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:49:00 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/#comment-1668 That's pretty sad. I used to be a regular at the Strand Book Stall during my Mumbai years. That’s pretty sad. I used to be a regular at the Strand Book Stall during my Mumbai years.

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/#comment-1667 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:34:48 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2009/02/28/rip-mr-shanbhag/#comment-1667 I'm so sorry to hear that. Strand was definitely one of my favorite bookstores, especially when we lived in Bangalore, where his daughter used to be at the store in Manipal Center. I’m so sorry to hear that. Strand was definitely one of my favorite bookstores, especially when we lived in Bangalore, where his daughter used to be at the store in Manipal Center.

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