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Hi Kalpana! I am absolutely loving your Singapore series and all the history your piece captures. My parents worked and lived in Singapore for 23 years and have moved back to India. I grew up in India but spent most of my summers in Singapore. Your pieces deeply resonate.

I have also been chalking up your book recommendations on Singapore. As someone who is deeply fascinated with food and the history food tells, can you please recommend some food related books of Singapore? It is truly a confluence of flavors on a plate in Singapore

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Vidhya Venkat's avatar

Every week is a learning Kalpana , after reading your letters . Enjoyed this one thoroughly .

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Deepa Venkatesan's avatar

Loved the article and the pictures Kalpana! I used to enjoy watching my mother's Singer Sewing machine work, when she used it to mend my torn frocks. During my summer holidays, my mother let me us the machine for stitching random stuff. Your article sent me off to those old times!

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