by Karthik Davey | Aug 23, 2022 | Life @Dhole's Den
For two weeks now my world is a room in our townhouse in Mysore. After a fall caused by a fit of anger that rose unnecessarily from the shallowness of an instant in which an employee stood there for whatever reason, unwilling to perform with 100%, I had just wanted to...
by Karthik Davey | Aug 23, 2022 | Life @Dhole's Den
A young spirited guest Iraaj Mohan who stayed with us last month had the following to write back about us. I am quoting him and putting some images of him walking with our hound Jabu. “The stay of my family and I in Dhole’s Den was remarkable. I feel this...
by Karthik Davey | Aug 23, 2022 | Life @Dhole's Den
Dear Friends, We have at our den, guests big and small. Most of the guests whom I regularly meet mention to me that our staff is very friendly and they aren’t the usual hotel personnel with a measured gait, a smile that even a ‘donkey’ can deliver but with warmth in ...
by Karthik Davey | Aug 23, 2022 | Life @Dhole's Den
To Zulu on her ninth birthday…. My daughter, I take the liberty to address you so as there are people who understand the underlying feeling in my calling you the daughter of the house and because there are people who vehemently oppose calling you so. My letter to you...
by Karthik Davey | Aug 23, 2022 | Life @Dhole's Den
My dear Boy, Another year passed by, you are older by a year and I can hope to be wiser now, as older I am already You would have turned 70 today! I sit here in ‘Ekant’ meaning Solitude and see the setting sun through the shell windows that have been so lovingly made...
by Karthik Davey | Aug 23, 2022 | Life @Dhole's Den
Friends of Dhole’s Den, Some 6 months or so earlier I was gifted a ‘Gamcha’ from Assam. That was as a symbol of respect from my staff and their affection towards me. Upon asking about the details I was told by Parag who started off as my driver but now has grown up to...