As the title of this blog post suggests, I experienced a bit of 'Malgudi Days' in a town called Mulki. To give you a little heads-up, Mulki is a small town near Mangalore (Karnataka state, India.) Last Friday (Jan 3 2014) I was in Padubidri which is again a small town near Mulki. I was there to attend a Wedding of one of our relatives.
The same evening i had to take the train to Bangalore from Mulki Railway station. I had about 3 hrs time at my disposal after the function. So i thought let me explore our small town.
Infact I was looking for a particular Ayurvedic Medicine which my Mom had asked me to buy. My search for a Ayurvedic shop led me to this wonderful lane, which reminds me of 'Malgudi Days'. It looks like time has stood still here in most parts of this street (Except for a police station and few shops).
Some of the shops which caught my attention was:
I was not able to take much pictures of the lane, but here are few of them to give you an idea:
This house was built in 1923 and was repaired in 1940(No idea why!)
Searching for the Ayurvedic shop. Most of the house
This is how the houses are here.
The same evening i had to take the train to Bangalore from Mulki Railway station. I had about 3 hrs time at my disposal after the function. So i thought let me explore our small town.
Infact I was looking for a particular Ayurvedic Medicine which my Mom had asked me to buy. My search for a Ayurvedic shop led me to this wonderful lane, which reminds me of 'Malgudi Days'. It looks like time has stood still here in most parts of this street (Except for a police station and few shops).
Some of the shops which caught my attention was:
- A dothi shop. This shop still have the old wooden shelf's and the owner's cash counter is small wooden sloped desk or a lap desk.
- Vegetable shop
- Tobacco Go-down/factory
- Ayurvedic shop and many more..
I was not able to take much pictures of the lane, but here are few of them to give you an idea:
This house was built in 1923 and was repaired in 1940(No idea why!)
Searching for the Ayurvedic shop. Most of the house
This is how the houses are here.
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