tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post7830691335995672186..comments2024-03-28T15:07:22.673+05:30Comments on Shoot First, Mumble Later: Return to Ashok Yatri NiwasGirish Shahanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-43938186970379451692020-01-28T23:58:15.079+05:302020-01-28T23:58:15.079+05:30We stayed at AYN in 1983 and it was wonderful. Cam...We stayed at AYN in 1983 and it was wonderful. Came back in 1994 eith our 2 young sons and could not believe how run down it was. When flyshing the toilette the water sprayed up. We will be in Delhi again in April this year...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816545934988803659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-40018314978404527602010-08-19T15:52:49.355+05:302010-08-19T15:52:49.355+05:30It's amazing how popular Ashok Yatri Niwas was...It's amazing how popular Ashok Yatri Niwas was back in the day. A couple of friends I spoke to yesterday started with, "I, too, stayed at AYN" and proceeded to relate funny stories about it. I shouldn't be surprised, I guess, because the place was so large and there were no other reasonably priced hotels in the city centre.<br />The red oxide coating is spot on, SA. <br />Jaimit, I did get hot water at the Ramada. It poured down from a shower head the size of a dinner plate.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-59855288453455644002010-08-19T15:40:27.599+05:302010-08-19T15:40:27.599+05:30i have similar memories of the rail yatri nivas ne...i have similar memories of the rail yatri nivas near the new delhi railway station - ajmeri gate side :). i am dying to get back to it in its new avtaar as Ginger.<br />and yes - did you get your hot water this time around?jaimithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913601185902291124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-65986158476331480522010-08-19T14:11:17.708+05:302010-08-19T14:11:17.708+05:30oh i remember those cement beds - coated with red ...oh i remember those cement beds - coated with red oxide if my memory is right. and yes it was musty and chilly (by bby stds) even in october when i was on a college trip enroute to agra. They be better of demolishing the place and removing all mention of indian food from ! How else can one forget the hapless Sharma lady ?S ANANDoh i remember those cement beds - coated with red oxide if my memory is right. and yes it was musty and chilly (by bby stds) even in october when i was on a college trip enroute to agra. They be better of demolishing the place and removing all mention of indian food from ! How else can one forget the hapless Sharma lady ?S ANANDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-81513482072262370152010-08-18T11:41:00.490+05:302010-08-18T11:41:00.490+05:30I'm back in Bombay, anon. I'm due to speak...I'm back in Bombay, anon. I'm due to speak at a JNU conference next month, but nothing planned before that.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-65193786147128200582010-08-18T11:33:19.155+05:302010-08-18T11:33:19.155+05:30well it's not cold this time around! Girish, w...well it's not cold this time around! Girish, will you be speaking in Delhi?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com