Of Goans, Dilliwallahs and Gobos

When in Goa, I never admit to being from Delhi, says the author

I have several friends with homes in Goa — villa, cottage, apartment or land — that they barely have time for, but it’s a competitive thing: If Bittoo has a place there then it’s logical that Sweetoo must too. (Pardon the aliases but you don’t want to rub your friends, who give you the run of their homes by the seaside, the wrong way.) Everyone knows that the mountains are closer to Delhi than the sea, so, of course, they have a home in the Himalayas — villa, cottage, apartment or land — that remains, for most part, neglected. If