Friday, February 15, 2008

Post-91 !!

Today we accidentally visited a new restaurant in Koregaon Park called "Post-91".  Accidentally because we turned a wrong lane for the one we planned to go to.  But since Post-91 beckoned, we went in.  As I went in I was intrigued by the name "Post-91".  Why would someone name a restaurant like that?  Has it got to do something with 9/11?  If so, where is the other "1"?  A friend pointed out that an inside page of the menu-card explained the meaning.  The menu-card revealed that "Post-91" really meant post-1991: The period after India embraced liberalization.  The period after she put an end to archaic and absurd ideologies.  The restaurant wanted to celebrate the period following liberalization: resulting in India's unprecedented economic growth over continuous years.   What a novel way to think!  Pune must be the city with the largest restaurant density anywhere in the world.  But if such "thinkers" are behind these restaurants then what the hell?  Lets have more!

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