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		<title>Old Calligraphy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After nearly 55 years, I managed to contact an ex-RAF officer Henry Chambers. He was with me on the same Pilot Attack Instructor Course in Leconfield, Yorkshire, UK from September to November 1953. Two years ago, he saw a letter of mine in the Daily Telegraph in UK and sent me a letter simply addressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minus Y2K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kapil Bhargava
The Y2K (Year 2000 AD) came in with a bang and went out with a whimper. If you were using computers at that time, you would remember the fear and panic Y2K caused all over the world. It was believed that the end of civilisation would occur at the stroke of midnight after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Your New CP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kapil Bhargava
 No, the title is not a typo. I do not mean PC but in fact a CP.
Some tips follow for handling your recently acquired CP (Child Person:
your new Baby). Similarities between your Personal Computer and the CP
may make your task easier.

The CP comes in soft packing. The stork stopped delivering these
systems long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Funny Signboards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kabir Bhargava
Recently, I saw my Dad collected and taking pictures of some funny sign he came across. I decided to do the same. Till now I have got only two but I will keep my eyes open for more. The first one says &#8216;Always Wear A Helmet While Driving.&#8217; I didn&#8217;t quite get whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aviation in India - A Peep Into Its Early History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava (Retd) 
In 2003 the whole world celebrated the centenary of powered flight. But we Indians have to wait till 2010 to observe the centenary of flight in India. After the flight of the Wright Flyer, it took just seven years, almost to the day, for the first aircraft to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Tales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Gp. Capt. Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
As you can guess by my rank of Group Captain, I was an officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). Flying was my first love. I had tried to join the Air Force in 1944 when I was only 16. But on my father&#8217;s orders, I had to wait till [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Para-Sailing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kabir Bhargava
When we reached Baga in Goa, and saw the beaches, the main thing that happened on the beaches were the water sports. There was a Water Scooter which went really fast and was really bumpy. Then there was a Boat Ride and of course the Para Sailing. At first I thought it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brickbats to Bouquets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Group Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd)
Flowers are beautiful and give us unstinted pleasure. Right? Wrong, if you go by the names we call them. Let us start with our national flower. If you call it padm(a), you are OK. But, address it as pankaj and you are referring to its origin   born in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year Again &#038; Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Group Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd) 
As a schoolboy in a small town in UP, I remember the preparations for Holi. The family retainers dug a pit and buried an earthenware pot in it. This was at the spot where Holi fire was to be lit a few days later. Gradually, firewood and other items, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indira Gandhi Bus Stop a.k.a. The Airport</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kabir Bhargava
Confusion in the DTC bus stop, sorry, Delhi airport. Many first time flyers that are completely clueless and are wondering what’s going on. Seriously it looks like a bus stop.

So many people, all seats occupied, so much of noise, I have never seen this in any airport before. This place really feels like [...]]]></description>
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