Recently, I was looking through photos
taken in Bombay last summer and came across this one of a paan waala’s stand. I took the photo on Colaba Causeway near a small
bookstall where Marilyn and I had bought a couple of books that the seller
recommended.
The colors of this display
stopped me; I don’t eat paan, but I asked the vendor if I may take a
photo. He nodded in that minimalist way
many Bombayites have. I was grateful.
What a delight it is to see
these colors again and to be reminded of that hot afternoon of shopping for
kurtas and books—and of our break for a cold fresh lime soda at Café Mondegar.
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