Dehradun, Aug. 31 -- Glamour Studio

Don't expect a stream in Wolfsburn. It's the first property after the Char Dukan where a freshly painted army sentry post stands next to a garish signboard which warns you to stay away, if you know what's good for you!

In the once-upon-a-time days, my father would take me along to meet the Mem Sahib who lived there. Mrs Edith Walsh was the last Anglo-Indian owner of Wolfburn. Her only child, a boy, had emigrated to New Zealand. Left with no option, she willed half the property to Mr Sun, who worked in Kwality, and the other half to the Armenian, Mr Godin, who had a shop along the Mall. It dealt in the hire and sale of pianos.

My father's first employment was as a meter-reader with the electricity boa...