This time around, he is excited to see the geotextile fabric wrapped around the twin towers to contain fallout of the demolition. The 5-year-old is often spotted in the balcony, pointing at the concrete structures and reciting any updates in the demolition work. But the most carefree of the lot is little Nikun. Once they are down, the suffocation that we had to put up with for years will also come to an end,” the 64-year-old retired Indian Air Force officer says. “It’s good the towers are getting demolished. The twin towers had stood in the way of direct sunlight to their third floor flat for long. For Ashok Kumar Gupta, Kunal’s father, the demolition will be a respite. What if there are more serious damages? Who will bear the cost,” she says. I complained to the RWA but nothing happened after that. About two months back, our car's mirror was broken after concrete fell due to some construction work. If anything goes wrong, I hope we get the right support. We need to think twice before spending huge amounts. She doesn’t want any additional expenditure. His wife Himani Gupta, (34), a finance manager at a private firm is more worried about possible structural damage to their rented flat. We’ll leave for Rishikesh on August 26 and return on 29, a day after the demolition,” says Kunal. “Since we won’t be able to work around that time, we decided to take a break and go for a vacation. They had earlier planned a vacation to Mount Abu (Rajasthan), but a change in the demolition schedule prompted them to shift their destination too. For the family, which shifted into Emerald Court in 2017, this may be a good time to get away after a few rough years marked by the pandemic Kunal lost his mother in the deadly second wave of infections last year. ![]() ![]() Sample some of his musings – poocha karo humse hum kaisey hai, hum na bhi bataye, par yeh riwaaz acchha hai. So I often go out to the nearby biodiversity park to write,” he says. “I do not have any major problem, but for a writer, it is just impossible to pen down anything while this constant construction activity is going on. ![]() Asked about any inconvenience over the past few months, he says he doesn’t give in to the frenzy about the demolition, but the noise and construction work for the preparation has been a distraction. Maybe I’ll incorporate the demolition experience in my writings for future open mic session,” Kunal, who goes by the pseudonym "Kefi", says. Writing has become a part of my life now. The Two Towers opens with the disintegration of the Fellowship, as Merry and Pippin are taken captive by Orcs after the death of Boromir in battle. But I started performing in open mic last year. “I have been writing for the last 5-6 years.
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