Why this blog is called "Gallimaufry".

gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun.

Originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," "gallimaufry" comes from French galimafrée; in Old French, from the word galer, "to rejoice, to make merry"; in old English: gala + mafrer: "to eat much," and from Medieval Dutch maffelen: "to open one's mouth wide."

It's also a dish made by hashing up odds and ends of food; a heterogeneous mixture; a hodge-podge; a ragout; a confused jumble; a ridiculous medley; a promiscuous (!) assemblage of persons.

Those of you who know me, will, I’m sure, understand how well some of these phrases (barring the "promiscuous" bit!) fit me.

More importantly, this blog is an ode to my love for Shimla. I hope to show you this little town through my eyes. If you don't see too many people in it, forgive me, because I'm a little chary of turning this into a human zoo.

Stop by for a spell, look at my pictures, ask me questions about Shimla, if you wish. I shall try and answer them as best as I can. Let's be friends for a while....

10 February 2008

Some vital statistics!


For the benefit of those who do not know Hindi:
Distance of various places from Kaza (in kilometres):
Poh: 37
Tabo: 47
Sumdo: 74
Pooh (Kinnaur): 130.
Rampur: 285
Shimla (via Rampur): 412
Jogindernagar (via Shimla): 618
Kibber: 20
Lossar: 50
Kunzum La: 76
Rohtang La: 150
Manali: 201
Kullu: 242
Keylong (via (Koksar): 187



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