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Scrabbling my way through Delhi

I knew that moving to Delhi would require a certain cultural education. But lately I've mostly just wanted to play Scrabble -- as I wade through burdensome acronyms. I am told that I'm an NRI (or an ABCD!), eligible for a PIO or OCI card. The...

Hindi for Delhi

"Do you know any Hindi?" my friend asked me when I announced that I had got a job in Delhi and intended taking it. "No" I replied breezily, "but if I can survive Chennai without knowing any Tamil"... I walked away from that...