Some Old Pictures for Posterity.

                      S D Kale and Sarla Kale

Swayamber Dutt Kala

Late in life S D Kala acquired a dose snobbery and irritability but that can be easily dismissed as a reaction to apathy of close ones in not properly acknowledging his contribution to the clan. For the outsiders it may seem like mild intrusion but think of constant stream of people making their stop at 14/876 Lodhi Colony. A brief sojourn for them but for S D Kala it was a ceaseless stream when one departs another individual intrudes his private space. His one monumental contribution was taking care of his mentally challenged younger brother through the life although his other brother would dismiss as nothing but some kind of quid pro quo arrangement. The question is would they have switched places him? One can’t ignore equal contribution coming from his spouse Sarla Devi. Both were responsible for helping folks when they needed help and that is something.

Swayamber Dutt wasn’t a saint but in my book pretty close to one.  

                     Premlata                 Rekha             Kamlesh           Sarita

                        Well Will someone Provide the names?

Cuisine of Garhwal

I am not a researcher merely an informed speculator. I speculate how certain things have panned out; this speculation is on cuisine of Garhwal. This region had not been a hotshot cultural region but for the high profile pilgrimage centers and summer resorts this area would have been deemed dark tribal land off the cultural circuit. There was a Maharaja and may be a miniscule aristocracy but absolutely no middle class only a vast peasant class. First the Army created a middle class and then the next generation went into bureaucracy and teaching eventually creating a sizeable middle class. Cuisine evolves over a long time in feudal set up where aristocracy patronizes and allows experimentation with food. Since Garhwal is a recently evolved society therefore it never had the necessary length of time to evolve a niche culinary style of its own. Whatever exotic cuisine exists consists of low grade constituents created by peasantry class but by no means any less tasty to savor. Therefore don’t expect high profile dishes from this region nevertheless whatever evolved is surely a distinctive style…….

http://www.surfindia.com/recipes/uttaranchal.html

Chainsoo, Thechwani and Phaanu I have eaten and liked other recipes sound alien.