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Eight Years in Paris

Prof(Dr) Nandkumar

Travel Musings of my life as an Indian Research Scientist &Traveller in Europe for a period of 8 Years

society & culture places & travel

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00:06:48

I was impressed to see the professionalism of French...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/29

While accompanying Dr Challier to his residence in his car, I was pleasantly shocked to witness how French Traffic Police are acting so swiftly and promptly to enforce the traffic laws

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00:10:37

I was really delighted when Dr Challier, my Doctoral...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/26

While travelling to the outskirts of Paris to enjoy the "French Lunch" in house of my thesis supervisor, Dr Challier I was dreaming of the wonderful food items that I will have chance to ingest for the first time as guest of a French family!

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00:09:01

It was One of the Greatest Moments of my Life when I...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/23

MY Joy knew no bounds when the 3 Invited Experts & Judges to evaluate the Quality of my Doctorate Thesis Judged my Research Thesis Work as First Grade with Honours in June 1979 and that was the culmination of my Dream of getting Honoured as a Scientist from one of the Topmost Institutions of the World too

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00:08:55

My Keralite Host was honest to admit that a life...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/21

The visit to a keralite family was in many ways an educational "sortie" and revealed many unknown facts of French Life not visible to the outside world!

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00:10:16

I was treated like a dignitary& special guest by ...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/17

Though the family of Mr Vijayaraghvan had all the material benefits of French Life , he appeared to be craving badly for Kerala or Indian style social life in this adopted land!

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00:08:49

Surprising invitation for a Keralite Style Lunch ...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/14

The welcome to the house of Mr Vijayraghavan, a Keralite Teacher whom I had the fortune of meeting at Indian Hostel or Maison de Linde was delightful and evoked intense nostalgia too

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00:09:28

Alan my friend explained why India-made products were...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/10

French market was flooded with newspapers and periodicals& Fashion Magazines& there appeared to have no dearth of periodicals specializing on sex related issues including homosexuality too

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00:06:38

Alan my French friend proved that he was a well read ...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/05

The conversation with Alain during the Lunch Sessions really helped me to have a glimpse of French way of Life that I had not imagined had existed!

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00:06:24

Is French Work environment infected with casteism...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/06/03

I was startled & amused to hear from a French Co-worker that Work Environment of France has its share of "casteism " too though with a different label?

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00:07:47

Having Taste of work in a French Hospital ...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/30

I was glad to see the wonderful employer-employee harmony while working as a Biologist at St Vincent de Paul Hospital and felt perhaps Indian workers & employers must imitate the French Model for having a smooth working environment and to take the country to greater heights too

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00:10:52

Concluding London Discovery Mission with visit to...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/26

The visit to Hyde Park and listening to fearless speeches in Speakers Corner or Free Speech Haven, without fear of rulers or police or vested interests was a memorable take away souvenir of London Visit indeed

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00:12:14

Visit of London Tower & Sight of Kohinoor Diamond...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/20

London Tower history and history of Kohinoor Diamond were explained in detail by the personal guide & but for his services, visit of London Tower would have been incomplete too

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00:09:10

Visit of Natural History Museum was an educational...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/18

Sight of middle portion of Tower Bridge pulling apart to allow passage of ships etc & the two halves rejoining seconds later to allow passage of cars etc on the bridge was spectacular!

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00:09:51

Visit of Madam Tussauds Wax Museum was not worth the...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/16

After visiting the Wax Museum, I felt that I should not have dished our a huge entrance fee for this venture, But the visit of Science Museum was rewarding and compensated for the disappointment of was museum adventure!

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00:11:39

Rapid Tour of Egyptian, Middle East & Asian Sections...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/13

The leisurely promenade covering Egyptian, Middle East & Asian sectons of Brtish Museum gave me a feeling of Educational Time Travel through various countries& continents

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00:10:51

The promenade on the corridor of British Museum was...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/10

The section on British & European history in the Museum was an eye opener and educated me that religion indeed played a decisive role in england & perhaps europe as a whole for the past 2000 Years!

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00:10:59

Visit to the British Museum has been one of my...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/06

The vastness of British Museum Complex located in Bloomsbury area of London dazzled me and I silently applauded the efforts of the thousands of planners who had conceived such a centre for dissemination of knowledge including arts and culture and history too

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00:13:59

The vegetarian feast in the Indian Restaurant in...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/05/02

I had never dreamt that I can have such a delightful south indian vegetarian feast in a London Restaurant on a banana leaf and had never imagined that an unheard of Indian in England can be so forthright and incisive in analyzing india's ills & hurdles of progress and suggesting solutions for the journey ahead to make India a poverty-free super power too

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00:09:43

Conversation with a second generation indian in...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/04/30

It was sheer luck that I was able to meet a second generation indian in an electronic shop London and his demeanour and hospitality were exemplary! But it was the conversation that we had in an indian eatery near Trafalgar Square that revealed how traumatic a life thousands and thousands of indian youth would have experienced in the land of colonizers for past 100 Years!

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00:10:45

Trafalgar square appeared to be a replica of Parisian...

Eight Years in Paris ·

2023/04/27

After relocating to a 3 star hotel near Trafalgar square, my mind was more focused on identifying the main items of tourist interest in a hurry and abundance of Indians among the pedestrians made me feel whether I was really roaming around in Colaba or Malabar Hill in Bombay Instead!

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