Life Delicacies

  Chuski Chai Ki (Slurping Tea)   While attending a meeting with seniors, super seniors: tea served with   Khadder, Marie biscuits specially for Diabetes, sips started, biscuit noise was prominent many dipping them wet in Tea, empty cups slowly and softly placed in front, I was the only person having Chai Ki Chuski (slurping Tea with sucking noise) others were sipping Tea without a noise, put me in such a embarrassing situation, many were looking with a mischievous eye: placed it on the desk in front, after the first sip, to be removed: came to my room and practiced, in fact, for many days as how to sip hot tea without noise; but failed; failed miserably, meetings came and finished, I would take tea when certain having a friend enjoying Chai Ki Chuski like my native Punjabis.   Chai a wonder devotion drink, not a beverage, an experience calm and soothing; Gur jaggery Chai is supreme a nectar Amrit prepared with care and cautions too: selection of jaggery a ...

  Romance of Dawanni (Two Anna Coin)     At the age of twelve, while studying in sixth standard, I was picked up by my eldest brother from my parents, at Bathinda for better education system at Patiala then the only education centre in Punjab: and admitted in Sanatan Dharam Sanskrit English Matriculation School – a community school with some characteristics of an English medium school and strict discipline- that had two building one for classes up to seventh, Junior School and other for eight and secondary classes, Senior School with single big brass bell to ring for period count at the top of Senior School. My class was on the first floor of Junior School, it had a large compound: was located in a commercial market: with open wide road in front: hawkers gathered with delicacies for children they enjoyed during recess period.   There was no custom of pocket money for children as schools used to be 0700 to 1300 hrs in summers and 1000 to 1600hrs in winters...