The couch shook, and we ran outside. However it went on and on, reportedly for two whole minutes and yet seemed like forever. Caught in the upper levels of an apartment building, we got the feel of the swaying even more.
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All it takes is two minutes…
Haamlas, maamlas, and kaamlas (and a bit about aamlas)
What played out on the TV screen during the recent hartal saddened me a lot. The languages exchanged between a sitting MP and the law enforcing officers were not becoming for either of them. This was not an Abhani-Mohammedan match.
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