![]() In between, I carried the novel around, during my daily walks in Delhi. Three months later I finished the Penguin paperback (with a picture of Ha’penny bridge over the Liffey), while sitting inside an used bookstore in Paharganj. On an icy cold evening of January, while walking on Lodhi Road, I started reading Ulysses for the first time. Really, when will people start reading Ulysses more religiously?!įrankly speaking, June 16 used to be like June 14 or June 17 to me. Leopold And Molly Bloom’s daughter, Milli, turned 15 yesterday-a line in the novel mentions that very fleetingly: in episode 4, line 415 in the Gabler edition. But, you know, I was surprised that yesterday it was me and only one other person in this big wide Internet who tweeted a birthday greeting to Milly.īut of course we all who she is. Text of The Delhi Walla’s speech delivered at the Irish ambassador’s New Delhi residence on June 16.ĭear friends, whether we are “Stately, plump” or not, whether we are Dubliners or not, Happy Bloomsday to us all!įirst things first. ![]()
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