Dehradun, July 27 -- A dandi or palanquin

Go past Sister Bazaar and take the road to the right, and you will come across what used to be the home of Doon School teacher and Padma Shri Awardee Hari Dang, which he sold to Dr Chawla of Delhi, whose grandchildren attend a local school. I admit I ghosted him when his mobile jammed and I got too many calls from him. Montpellier looks like it needs a lick of paint, lest it continue to look like a place Time forgot. Beyond that, all of a sudden, the road ends abruptly; it is blocked by an ugly gate. Only memories remain of a road that used to once loop around the last hill.

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