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A GLORIOUS DAY IN PUNE

Carefree Wanderlust

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VIKRAM KARVE

It’s Saturday morning, the weather seems okay, and we are thinking of spending the carefree day loafing in Pune. Before we proceed on our wanderlust, here are some memories of a glorious day in Pune some years ago.

Musings on the Art of Leisure from my delicious Foodie Adventures Book APPETITE FOR A STROLL

LOAFING

Please tell me, Dear Reader: What is the definition of loafing…?

Idling away your time on useless things?

Or does loafing mean Aimless Loitering?

Loitering! Sounds a bit derogatory, isn’t it?

Okay let’s say it is aimless wandering – Perfectly useless time spent in a perfectly useless manner!

Yes. That’s how I would like to define the art of loafing – spending perfectly useless time in a perfectly useless manner!

FOODWALKING

And what, My Dear Reader, is foodwalking..?

Loitering, or rather walking, in search of good food. Loitering with an aim, loitering in search of good food – not so useless loitering…!

That’s what I did once – long back – on a wonderful winter day.

I loafed in Pune, I foodwalked. I spent a perfectly useless day in a perfectly useless manner – “Foodwalking in Pune”.

I still have fond nostalgic memories of that glorious day.

Let me tell you about it.

A GLORIOUS DAY

It’s a beautiful morning.

I try to furtively slip out of my house unnoticed, but I am stopped in my tracks by my wife’s piercing voice, “Where are you going”?

“I don’t know?” I answer truthfully, and this adroit answer probably precludes the next question she is about to ask me, “What time are you coming back?” for she knows I will again truthfully answer, “I don’t know”.

It is true – I really don’t know where I am going and I have no idea when I am going to come back.

“Take the mobile with you,” she shouts, but I pretend not to hear and make myself scarce and disappear as fast as possible for I do not want the manacles of technology to ruin my day.

Dear fellow loafer – If you want to truly enjoy life beware of the technology trap.

It’s a bright winter day. The morning sun is comforting. I feel good.

Flush with a sense of carefree irresponsibility, I walk with a spring in my step.

Yes, I am going to enjoy my leisure.

FREEDOM

Should I turn left?

Should I turn right?

Should I cross the road and go straight ahead?

I am free.

Free to go wherever I desire.

Free to enjoy my day as I want.

Yes, I have true freedom – to be able to travel at will with no destination to reach, no task to complete, no deadlines to meet.

Freedom to loaf.

Aimlessly.

Timelessly.

Pure Leisure.

Freedom to spend a perfectly useless day in a perfectly useless manner.

I see a bus.

I stop it and hop in.

“Where do you want to go?” the bus conductor asks.
“Where does this bus go?” I ask.
“Pune Railway Station,” he says, with a curious look.

“Okay. One ticket to Pune Railway Station,” I say holding out a tenner.
The conductor gives me an amused look and hands me a ticket and a rupee coin.

I sit down on a vacant window-seat.

I think interesting thoughts and enjoy the view through the window.

On these carefree wanderlust trips of mine I prefer travelling by bus and, of course, I love to walk on foot.

Driving my car on the terrible potholed, crowded and chaotic roads in the terrible traffic of Pune makes me go crazy, and, at my age, I dare not venture out too far on my scooter, lest I land up with broken bones in hospital or, worse, lifeless in Vaikunth or Kailas crematoriums!
So that’s what I sometimes do on these glorious trips of mine.

Just jump into the first bus that comes along and let it take you wherever it goes.

Just go where life leads you.

Try it – it is fun.

Last time I landed up in the heart of Pune near Shaniwar Wada.

In Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi, loafing is even more exciting, as there are so many more routes and choices, trains, buses, walks, and you can serendipitously explore so many novel and exotic places you would not dream of going to in normal course.
The bus reaches the Pune Railway Station.

It’s been a smooth ride.

GOING NOWHERE

I get down from the bus and admire the magnificent heritage stone building of Pune Railway Station.

I stand in the porch and look inside.

Trains, crowds, announcements, horns, cacophony, and chaos – I love the “railway” atmosphere.

On impulse, I enter, and stroll on the platform, panning my gaze all over and stopping once in a while to feast my eyes on any attractive object that arrests my attention.

“Want a seat?” a porter asks.

“No,” I say.

“Where are you going?” he pursues.

“Nowhere,” I say.

“Waiting for someone,” he asks, probably in anticipation of porterage.

“No,” I say.

He stares at me for a moment and walks off with a look of perplexed dejection.

I look around.

Everyone is waiting to go somewhere, or waiting for someone.

I am waiting to go nowhere, and for nobody.

So I walk out of the station and head for Shiv Kailash Milk Bar bang opposite Pune Railway Station on the other side of the road.

If you arrive at Pune by train on a hot morning, never make the blunder of heading for the auto rickshaw stand.

You’ll get all stressed up waiting in the never-ending queue and haggling with the rickshawallas trying to fleece you and con you.

Just cross the road to Shiv Kailash, sit under the shade on one of the stainless steel stools placed on the pavement, invigorate yourself with a tall glass of cool refreshing lassi (which is guaranteed to banish the depleting effects of the tiresome train journey) and tell the waiter to hail a rickshaw from the many hanging around.

They’ll know that you are a regular!

This is what I have been doing for so many years, during my numerous homecomings, ever since the days when Pune was called Poona. And when the Deccan Queen was the best way to travel.

ANONYMITY

Shiv Kailash serves the best lassi in Pune.

It’s almost as good as the one at Pehelwan at the end on Lanka near BHU in Varanasi.

The lassi freshly made in front of you topped off with a generous dollop of soft fresh cream.

The sumptuous fulfilling soothing lassi is thick, lip-smacking, nourishing, and gives me a heavenly feeling.

I sip slowly, relishing every mouthful, almost eating the delectable fluid after letting it perambulate on my tongue, as I watch the world go about its business outside.

People come in a jiffy; gulp their glasses of lassi down the hatch in a hurry, and rush away, while I blissfully savour each and every drop of the delicious creamy lassi.
I walk leisurely towards Camp. Past Mira College, GPO, Zero Milestone, Police Headquarters, Nehru Memorial Hall, where I cross the Moledina Road admiring the imposing Lal Deval Synagogue, and turn left, past the place imperial Dorabjee Store Building used to be once.

Now there is a huge shopping complex and a glitzy mall opposite.

I reminisce.

West End with its soda fountain and cane chairs, New Empire, all the adorable landmarks gone. 
Now there are Malls and modern places like Landmark.

Landmark – you know it don’t you?

Landmark is Pune’s swanky new music-cum-book store.

Like Crossword – giving competition to the grand old Manney’s, International, Popular, TBS and the bookshops at Appa Balwant Chowk.

I walk into Landmark.

The place is swarming with chic salesgirls and sales-boys.

No one pays any attention to me.

Maybe I blend well with the surroundings.

I realize the tremendous advantages of obscurity and the benefits of anonymity.

Had I been a successful person, rich and famous, or someone with a striking personality, people would notice me and I doubt I would have been able to enjoy myself with such carefree abandon.

Only non-achievers like me can truly enjoy a life of carefree irresponsibility and the unadulterated joys of genuine leisure.
I roam around the ground floor music section. There are no music stations where you can listen to music like they have in Rhythm House and Planet-M in Mumbai.

So I go the first floor bookstore. It’s spacious, neatly laid-out and looks impressive.

BROWSING

The books are arranged subject-wise, clearly visible from anywhere. There are cushioned stools to sit and browse and also two long sofas below the huge tinted windows towards the far side.

I start from the left side.

Food, Philosophy, Self-Help, Travel, Coffee Table, Erotica, Classics, Fiction, Computers, Children, Indian Writing there are books on every topic you can think of.

The tranquil ambiance is so soothing and conducive that I browse to my hearts content, loosing myself into that wonderful state of timelessness I experience sometimes when I am totally immersed into doing something I love.
By the time I leave Landmark, cerebrally satiated, it is almost three in the afternoon, I am hungry, and in desperate need

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101st Airborne Beer Cheese Soup
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A1 Sauce
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Andouille Sausage
Applebee’s Blonde Brownies
Applebee’s Lemonade
Applebee’s Classic Patty Melt
Applebee’s Baby Back Ribs
Applebee’s Bourbon Street Steak

Ben & Jerry’s Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ben & Jerry’s NY Super Fudge Chunk
Benihana’s Fried Rice
Benihana Magic Mustard Sauce
Benihana Shrimp Sauce
Bennigan’s Onion Soup
Bennigan’s Broccoli Bites
Bennigan’s Hot Bacon Dressing
Big Boy’s Blue Cheese Dressing
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Big-John’s Beans ‘n Fixin’s
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Black-Eyed Pea’s Baked Squash
Black Eyed Pea’s Broccoli-Cheese Soup
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Blueberry Lemonade
Bob Evan’s Colonial Dressing
Bob Evans Peanut Butter Pie
Bob Evan’s Sausage Gravy
Boboli Pizza Crust
Bob’s Big Boy
Bojangles Biscuits
Borden’s Sweetened Condensed Milk
Boston Market Cranberry Sauce
Boston Market Chicken
Boston Market Dill Potato Wedges
Boston Market’s Sweet Potato Casserole
Bran Flakes
Bread and Butter Pickles
Bread Bowls
Brown Derby’s Original Cobb Salad
Buffalo Chicken Wings
Bullseye BBQ Sauce
Burger King’s Hershey Sundae Pie
Butterfingers
Cajun Cafe’s Bourbon Chicken
Cake Donuts
California Pizza Kitchen Chicken Tequila Fettucine
California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza
CPK Brocolli and Sun-Dried Tomato Fusilli
California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Salad
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Candy Corn
Carmel Apples
Carrabba’s Mussels In White Wine Sauce
Casa Ole Green Sauce
Cheesecake Factory Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
Cheese Crackers
Cheese Danish
Cheez-Whiz
Chi-Chi’s Baked Chicken Chimichangas
Chi Chi’s Margarita Marinade
Chi Chi’s Mexican Chicken Salad
Chi Chi’s Seafood Enchiladas
Chi Chi’s Chili Con Queso
Chili Powder
Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup
Chili’s Monterey Chicken
Chili’s Steak Fajitas
Chinese Sesame Chicken
Chorizo
Church’s Fried Chicken
Cinnabon French Toast
Cinnabon Rolls
Cinnamon Glazed Almonds
Clausen Kosher Dill Pickles
Coney Island Dogs
Corn Dogs
Corn Syrup
County Line BBQ’s Chuck Wagon Beans
Crab Ragoon
Cracker Barrel Cherry Chocolate Cobbler
Cracker Barrel’s Bread Pudding
Cracker Barrel’s Hashbrown Casserole
Cream Cheese
Creme De Menthe
Denny’s Cheese Soup
Der Weinerschnitzel’s Chili Sauce
Disney Mickey’s Meatloaf
Disney Tonga Toast
Domino’s Pizza Sauce
Double Tree Hotel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Duck Sauce
Dunkin Doughnuts
Eatmore Bars
El Chico Mexican Restaurant Relish
El Pollo Loco Mexican Beans
El Pollo Loco Chicken
El Torito’s Deep-Fried Ice Cream
El Torito’s Black Bean Soup
El Torito’s Enchilada Sauce
El Torito’s Mexican Caesar Salad
Emeril’s Creole Seasoning
Emeril’s Southwest Seasoning
Emeril’s Mole Sauce
Energy Bars
Entenmann’s Fat Free Chocolate Cupcakes
Famous Amos Cookies
Fannie Mae Caramels
Fig Newtons
Famous Copycat Recipes Below:
Four Seasons Crab Cakes
Four Seasons Minestrone alla Milanese
Frango Chocolate Mints
Fried Dough
Fried Pickles
Fruit Roll-ups
Funnel Cakes
Galiano
Gatorade
General Tsao’s Chicken
Girl Scout Mint Cookies
Girl Scout Samoa Cookies
Golden Corral Rolls
Golden Corral’s Seafood Salad
Goo Goo Clusters
Good Season’s Italian Dressing
Graham Crackers
Grand Marnier
Grape Nuts Cereal
Green Goddess Dressing
Gum Drops
Gummi Bears
Half Moons
Hamburger Buns
Hamburger Helper
Hardee’s Buttermilk BiscuitsHouston’s Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Houston’s Tortilla Soup
Howard Johnson’s Boston Brown Bread
Ice Cream Sandwiches
International House Of Coffee Flavored Coffees
Italian Sausage
Jack Daniel’s Honey Mustard
Jack Daniel’s Marinade
Jack-In-The-Box Jumbo Jack
Jalapeno Poppers
Jerk Seasonings
Kenny Rogers BBQ Sauce
Kenny Rogers Fire-And-Ice Chili
Kentucky Derby Museum Pie
Ketchup
Kettle Corn
KFC BBQ Baked Beans
KFC Cole Slaw
KFC Honey Barbecued Wings
KFC Macaroni Salad
KFC Original Fried Chicken
King’s Hawaiian Bread
Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing
Krystal’s Hamburgers
Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
Legal Seafood Clam Chowder
Licorice Drops
Lipton’s Onion Soup
Little Caesar’s Pizza Sauce
Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies
Luchow’s German Potato Salad
Lum’s Ollieburger
Lynchburg Lemonade
Macaroni Grill’s Baked Creamy Seafood
Macaroni Grill Foccacia Bread
Macaroni Grill Fonduta Gamberi
Macaroni Grill Gemberetti Noci E De Pino
Macaroni Grill Pasta Di Pollo Al Sugo Bianco
Macaroni Grill Penne Rustica
Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping
Maid Rite Sandwiches
Manwich Sloppy Joes
Marie Callender’s Corn Bread
Marie Callender’s Pie Crust
Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese Soup
Restaurant Copycat Recipes Below:
Marshmallows
McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish
McDonald’s Honey Mustard Sauce
McDonald’s Hot Mustard Sauce
McDonald’s Shakes
McDonald’s Big Mac Sauce
McDonald’s Big Mac
McDonald’s Hot Apple & Cherry Pies
McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets
McDonald’s Egg McMuffin
McDonalds Hamburgers
McDonald’s Hotcakes
Miniture Chocolates
Miracle Whip
Mrs. Fields Carrot Cake
Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mrs. Fields Peanut Butter Cookies
Mrs. Fields Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Nutri-Grain Bars
O’Charley’s Baked Potato Soup
Old Bay Seasoning
Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce
Old Fashioned Hard Candy
Old Fashioned Jelly Doughnuts
Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle
Old Spaghetti Factory Creamy Pesto Dressing
Olive Garden Apple Carmelina
Olive Garden Fried Mozzarella
Olive Garden’s San Remo Seafood Dip
Olive Garden Chicken Spiedies
Olive Garden Toscana Soup
Olive Garden Eggplant Parmigiana
Orange Julius
Outback Steakhouse Aussie Fries
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin Onion
Outback Steakhouse Coconut Shrimp
Outback Steakhouse Marinade
Outback Steakhouse Queenland Chicken & Shrimp
Outback Steakhouse Ranch Dressing
Outback Steakhouse Steak Seasoning
Outback Steakhouse Walkabout Soup
Oyster Sauce
P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps
P.F. Chang’s Stir-Fried Spicy Eggplant
Pace Picante Sauce
Panda Express Orange Chicken
Peanut Butter Tastykakes
Pepperidge Farm Sausalito Cookies
Pepperidge Farms Milano Cookies
Peppermint Schnapps
Philadelphia Cheesesteaks
Philadelphia Sticky Buns
Piccadilly Carrot Souffle
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Pimento Cheese Spread
Pita Bread
Pizza Hut Cavatini
Pizza Hut Creamy Italian Dressing
Pizza Hut Dessert Pizza
Pizza Hut Original Pan Pizza
Pizzeria Uno’s Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Pizzeria Uno’s Rattlesnake Pasta
Planet Hollywood Cap’n Crunch Chicken
Planet Hollywood Thai Shrimp Pasta
Planters Heat
Ponderosa’s Steak Sauce
Famous Copycat Recipes Below:
Pop Tarts
Popeye’s Fried Chicken
Popeye’s Red Beans and Rice
Popeye’s Biscuits
Popeye’s Dirty Rice
Popcorn Balls
Potato Rolls
Prudhomme’s Cajun Seasoning Mix
Red Lobster Batter-Fried Shrimp
Red Lobster’s Cheesecake
Red Lobster’s Crab Au Gratin
Red Lobster Tartar Sauce
Red Lobster’s Clam Chowder
Red Lobster’s Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Reuben Sandwich
Rib Shack Bar-B-Q Sauce
Ruby Tuesday Apple Pie
Ruby Tuesday’s Pasta Salad
Ruby Tuesday’s Spicy Sesame-Peanut Noodles
Ruby Tuesday’s Chicken Quesadillas
Sanders Hot Fudge Topping
Sbarro Baked Ziti
Sbarro Spinach and Cheese Rolls Florentina
Sbarro Tomato Sauce
Sbarro Chicken Francese
Sbarro Rigatoni Ala Vodka
Schlotsky’s Deli Rolls
See’s Fudge Candy
Shake and Bake
Shoney’s Beef Cabbage Soup
Shoney’s Broccoli Casserole
Shoney’s Country Fried Steak
Silver Spoon Cafe Spinach Queso Dip
Sizzler Cheese Toast
Snickerdoodles
Snickers Cheesecake
Soup Nazi’s Seafood Bisque
Sour Cream
Steak & Ale Cajun Chicken Pasta
Steak & Ale’s Burgundy Mushrooms
Steak & Ale’s Bourbon Street Steak
Steak & Ale’s Hawaiian Chicken
Steak-n-Shake Chili
Stouffer’s Corn Souffle
Stouffer’s Macaroni and Cheese
Stove Top Stuffing
Stuckey’s Pecan Log Rolls
Sun Dried Tomatoes
Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate
T.G.I. Friday’s Signiture Cocktails
T.G.I. Friday’s French Onion Soup
T.G.I. Friday’s Au Gratin Potatoes
T.G.I. Friday’s Sizzling Vegetable Fajitas
T.G.I. Friday’s Soy Dressing
T.J. Cinnamon’s Cinnamon Rolls
Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme
Taco Bell Crispitos
Taco Bell Sante Fe Gordita’s
Taco Bell Green

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