65. Mangra Oraon – A Man of Many Parts
Hello, all you lovely people at CFC/FOM. I do look forward to these Friday posts, because re-reading all the ‘Indian Chai Stories’ is as much fun as reading them for the first time.
This week, we have Aloke Mookerjee’s ‘Mangra Oraon’. Aloke spent many years in the Dooars – in Nagrakata, which I think was the most picturesque place in the entire district. Most of his stories are about his experiences in the area.
My husband and I spent a lifetime in the Dooars and my favourite weekend outings were in and around Nagrakata. One day, I would like to revisit the gardens of which Aloke writes and read all these stories again! I must have been a very young child when these events took place – I wonder how many of you, dear readers, were born at the time?
Do drop me a line and let me know!
I will be back with another teatime treat for you next Friday. Yeh vada raha.
Till then, cheers!
– Gowri Mohanakrishnan
Indian Chai Stories
This segment is a result of our fruitful collaboration with Indian Chai Stories, a blog by Gowri Mohanakrishnan, a planter’s wife who’s been writing tea stories for many years and is also an active supporter of Chai for Cancer
Her stories come straight from the tea gardens of India and are best enjoyed with a cup of garam chai.
So go ahead #raiseyourcup #DrinkToACause
Visit www.chaiforcancer.org to donate towards our cause.