Taj Mahal Hotel

Taj Mahal Hotel
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wide eyed migrant
dreams to sell
a resonance
of a colonial past
that yells
taj mahal hotel
ajit kerkar
camilla panjabi
does ring a bell
drd tata
madam surmount
malabar stores
jrd tata
apollo florist bawa
joy shoes
madame pompadour
hakim who is no more
memories that come and go
gazdar jewelers
the burlingtons of bombay store
the cigar shop bawa who also is no more
and the gazdar pathan watchman..
who on duty never snored speaking pushtu
sanghe halda
khair da
every time he opened the door
geeta simoes running up and down..
each floor ..
taj teasures
dagina ..
nalanda
at the taj intercon
life in 1974...
a part
of my memories folk lore