Deoghar Diaries

 It's not a usual thing to attend a music concert at a book fair. To be fair, let me call it a "Pustak Mela"...

Local artiste , Ritu Aditi's , "Damadam Mastkalandar" hit all the right notes that day. She had her band on stage, but for me a spiced up "Litti Chokha" was a perfect partner for that chilling evening . To settle this hype ,came a troupe from Deoghar's neighbour- Kolkata. They performed a skit on Swami Vivekanand's life journey.  All these off beat happenings at a “Pustak Mela”, is what makes my Deoghar Diary special.

Toto Rides (local auto) took me to Tiwari Bazaar, a local market where sweatered vendors sold shawls and shawled vendors sold vegetables.

Deoghar mornings, noon, evenings & night- all spoke the language of Winter Chillness. To beat this cold, on a Sunday morning, I decided to brisk walk.I walked past many "Kothis" ( bungalows). Deoghar's architecture is yet to popularize tall structures. Be it Madhuri Nivas or Rani Kothi, the layout is horizontal and with a high probability that it shelters a Chaubey, Dubey or a Mishra inside.

On Deoghar's map of advancement, lies Deoghar Airport & STPI (Software Technology Park of India) that has our office. Walkable distance from office is Swaagat Dhaba, that took care of my daily lunch by serving Daal- Chaawal, that needs to be pre-ordered to ensure it’s served hot.

My breakfast & dinners had a generous dose of Parathas & Cauliflower servings...May be that was the Cook's favourite but he made it my staple.No complaints because the same cook served hot Masala teas, piping hot tomato soup, Gondh ke laddus & Kheer for dessert.

As I sign out of Deoghar,  holding 96 rewards points from the local V Bazzar mall,  their message says, "visit us again to redeem your points" :)