#Thapaalppetti, a trove from/of distant pasts and faraway lands.(Postcards with excerpts from accompanying texts) "... mujhe bhoole toh taane toh padhne hi hai." "...it has been a great experience—so many sights, people and good! Oh God, the food!" "...I am writing to sing: ये जो देस है तेरा, स्वदेस है तेरा... ये वो बंधन है, जो कभी टूट नहीं सकता !" "... Writing to you from the narrow lanes of Shaheenbagh. The energy here is infectious." "...Everyone here look like they are out of some reality show. Everyone does yoga, has turmeric wellness shots and eats organic food" "...there are two things that I love" "... Sending ugly postcard because picked this up from the airport." "... I am moving to the Netherlands from May and I hope either you or me will pay a visit." "... reminded me of the pictures you take of people going about their day, doing mundane things." "... Pune is often in his dreams." "... thank you for all the conversations." "...the wild, empty pampa of Argentina—free of viruses, worries and any problems! I wish I was there now." "... should such a tree exist somewhere, may it be yours" "... for making it happen!" "... I had wine with almost every dinner, and ate with a fork and spoon all the time. There's an American equivalent of the loaf-shaped fruitcake we get in India, called "panettone". It contains raisins, unlike the Indian tutti-frutti...." "... [Hope] we get to have many fresh, crisp, creamy pints of Guinness in person, in a pub(!!) in 2021 (that seems like a reasonable expectation, right?)" "... To more travel and your company in it (not restricted to the cities we live in)" "... my bhaji-wali postcard never reached you :(" "...A few hours ago, Biden was declared as President-elect after winning Pennsylvania... so you could consider this postcard fairly historic, given the time of writing..." "... you must tell me old and new ones. I am sure you are full of stories." "... you get an extra postcard, be happy" "... "hey, Hari, hi, I hope you are well", sings the butcher, saluting Pepa with his right hand." "...I swear I wanted to send you a chakka but I make ugly Christmas cards and that's pretty much the same, no?" "... I'm glad this little postcard gets to travel there." "... I picked up this leaf on a walk I took the day I received your letter." "... when the pandemic hit, I decided to clean out my closet [literally], and stumbled upon photos I had developed after Ireland." "Another vintage postcard! (of a place you've never been)" "So glad to learn that you're settled in fine and made new friends. We all miss you and talk about you quite often." "...My flatmate always keeps me in the loop, sometimes against my will :)" "... I imagined you sitting beside the sea and reading a book." "... I can't wait for our next hike, there's so much more of the Emerald Isle I want to see." "... Everything that we may do now will be separated by the pandemic—a sad watershed." ... The house/cottage we stayed in is very old, one still has to heat in a stove, with wood, which makes the atmosphere perfect! ... it will be a great drive with all the Fall colours. When are you visiting?