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    The journey of 100 springs

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    My uncle’s centenary proves that the true blessing of a long life is the ability to keep the past and the present in enjoyable equilibrium.

    My uncle completed 100 parikramas of the Sun yesterday with a late night Chinese meal and a glass of Scotch amid family and friends, most of whom were around 40 years younger. There was laughter and music, a birthday cake cut at midnight, traditional payesh and a Bengali repast for lunch, followed by another party at a Calcutta club. And he was in the thick of it all, dressed in silk kurta and dhoti, engaging in animated conversation with a
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