Crisis at Chanderi - Part 2
This post is dedicated to the memory of Dr.S.R.Srinivasan (27 April 1926 - 16 Oct 2012) (Fondly known as Appa by all those who knew him and benefited from his cheerful optimism and indefatigable spirit. And who admired him for his awesome artistic talents.) The village of Chinchavali woke up to a swirl of dust as Kamal's Mitsubishi Lancer ground to a halt. Shafts of sunlight pierced through the plume and created a radial pattern in the air as we got down from the car. Tanaji and Tukaram were soon summoned and Shridhar set off with Tanaji up the normal route whilst I detoured to the left with Tukaram. Shridhar was carrying a portable battery operated megaphone like the ones that policemen use for crowd control and he hoped that shouting through this device would be a more effective way of reaching Franklyn and Appa (as the senior Srinivasan, Shridhar's father, had always been referred to by his loving family). I headed for the place where the gul