In the middle of nowhere
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In 1974 I was staying on a houseboat in Nishat Bagh, a small hamlet on the outskirsts of Srinagar in Kashmir. This is really the middle of nowhere in the foothills of the Himalyas on an extension of Dal Lake. The houseboat was moored on a bund which ran across the middle of the lake and very few people passed by except one or two locals. Early one morning I heard some voices and went out to investigate and lo and behold there was a Hindu swarmi accompanied by another Himdu and a British guy. The Brit happened to be a university friend of mine I had not seen for more than three years and he just turned up at that isolaterd spot on the bund on Dal Lake in the foothils of the Himalayas. His name was Noel and after we both got over the surprise and exchanged a few words he went off as the sawrmi's assistant and I have never heard or seen him since that day some 38 years ago in the "middle of nowhere"!
Date submitted:Sat, 12 May 2012 01:24:04 +0000Coincidence ID:6335
