utopia

south indian brahmin family - lots of folks - great uncles, gorgeous aunts, gems of cousins- academically bright and sound - subtle romance - respect and immense love for carnatic classical music - financially decent - Monsoon rains - a house in Malleswaram, Bangalore - white Fiat car - Red-oxide flooring - diverse careers and backgrounds - The Hindu - piping hot frothy filter kaapi - kanjeevaram pattus in different and bright hues - dudes and dudettes though having studied abroad for long, singing kirtanas to perfection - vegetarian platter on a banana leaf - masala dosas - Bose Home Entertainment - surreal great indoor lighting - open central verandah - jal tarang, saxophone, santoor - great dress sense - greater sense of humor and music - lots of trees - copper vessels - old heavy fans - moss laden terrace walls - curvy refrigerators of the 70s - engineers, economics professors, filmmakers, journalists, space scientists, doctors, mountaineers - m.s.subbulakshmi on a Bose - white walls - brown wooden columns - striped shirt, red sweater, rimless spectacles - terracota tiles - well stocked mini-library - high roof - levi's 501, white t-shirt - Casio digital - old, wooden furniture with simple lines and curves - idli-vada-virgin coconut chutney for breakfast - Reader's Digest - mechanically wound analog watches - good beds - late nights - curd rice with mango pickle - white striped bedsheets and pillow covers - maniratnam on a Philips / Hitachi 42 Plasma