The dual staircase represented affluence, arrogance, the fact that we were (and are) a nation of startling contradictions. Rich versus poor. And the rich bitch usually walked down the staircase.
Come Durga Puja and many of the city old-timers start humming the popular Bollywood number, ‘Jaane kahan gaye woh din’, while recalling the grandeur of classical music programmes, which were part of ...