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May I Invite you to Dance ?

TThat was my request to M. Vincent Scattolin, the Mayor of Divonne at the annual luncheon for the elderly. I guess ...

When will our Beloved Thermes in Divonne-les-Bains Reopen?

It was not that I specifically sought out Divonne-les-Bains (a popular French village on the border of Switzerland), as a place to live...

Marjolein Bos - following her spirit !

Two words come to mind when you think of Marjolein: Courageous and Creative!

Postcard from the Sky

Published in Sommelier India, Issue 3, 2023

These days almost all airlines offer free wine on their flights — often of indifferent quality, sometimes drinkable, sometimes not. Of course,

it also depends on which class one ...

Poems

To my own darling sister, 2

In 1956 I wrote a poem with the above title.

Version 2 was delivered at her Bhog (funeral) in Delhi on 16 April 2023

Manju loved music, so we recite this in Qawwali metre:

Oh Manju, our very dear

Renu's Music Room

Get warmed up in chilly January with a hot Jazz-Bossanova Quartet

Beautiful Bubbles from the Hills of Veneto

Published in Sommelier India Spring 2021

Renu Chahil-Graf falls in love with the Prosecco region, recently recognised as a UNESCO Heritage site.

A Visit to Château de Chambord & The Loire Valley

Published in Sommelier India 6th December 2020

Despite the constant October rain in Paris, the continued silent spread of the coronavirus and the not so convenient dates, it was hard to resist the invitation from Christie’s to participate in a press visit to Chambord in the Loire region of France.

Postcard From the Venice Film Festival 2020

Published in Sommelier India October 2020

All good sense advised not to travel in the time of Covid-19. Definitely not to Italy, and most definitely, not to a Film Festival, oh the crowds! But when good sense does not prevail, as sometimes in my case, there are wonderful surprises.

Teatime : Harvard scientist Dr Navid Madani interviews Dr Renu Chahil-Graf

The man behind a film festival spanning 5 continents

Cornell Club of Switzerland - back to hiking

You never can keep the Swiss away from hiking, even if it has to be appropriately distanced. Sure enough, popping up in the inbox was an invitation from the hike promoter of the Cornell Club of Switzerland, Dr. Professor Jürg Hari, announcing a walk in the Emmental region.

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