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Narayan Cafe, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Chhavi at Narayan Cafe, Pushkar, Rajasthan

Posted on October 16, 2013May 9, 2021

After buying the colors, Chhavi and I were walking towards the market. On the way she spotted the Narayan Cafe Pushkar. They had a big display at one of the walls and Chhavi spotted juices there. So, she wanted a glass of juice. I asked if they made it in mineral water and they assured me they did. So we sat down, I ordered a watermelon juice for Chhavi and a chai for myself. As Pushkar receives a lot of foreign tourists all the cafes I went to had wifi.

In a while our drinks came. After five sips Chhavi told me, “aab nahin peena” (I don’t want to drink anymore). As I was drinking tea I didn’t want to have an ice cold drink after it. So I requested the guy in the blue shirt above to keep the drink in his fridge. I would finish it once we came back. I think he and his father owned the cafe.

We went off to the lake and spent hours there, Chhavi running around and I running after her. By afternoon we both were really tired. We started walking back, looking for food.

All Innocence!

All Innocence!

We crossed Narayan Cafe again and we looked no further. We asked for a bottle of water and pasta for lunch. We also finished that watermelon juice between us. Chhavi was tired and hungry so she ate like a good baby. There are days when she can test the patience of a saint while you try to feed her. No such tantrums for this meal though. In fact she climbed in my lap, opened her mouth and ate all what I fed her. Stomach full, she went and sat on her own chair. Then she told me, “mamma ice cream chahiye” (mummy I want ice cream). While I finished off the pasta, her ice cream arrived. After three bites she told me again, “mamma aab nahin khana” (mamma I don’t want to eat anymore). I fed her a few more spoons and ate a few spoons myself.

Fast forward to the next day. I liked the tea at the cafe so I told Chhavi I wanted to have a cup of tea there. She told me she wanted a white cold drink. I asked for a Limca for her. The young boy in blue shirt told Chhavi then, “piti tou kuch nahin hai tou” (but you don’t drink anything really). Then he turned and told his friend who worked with him, “bhai isko ice cream kharid kar di, woh bhi na khaiye, kilana pada!” (her mom bought ice cream for her and she didn’t even eat that, she had to feed her).

So that was the reputation Chhavi earned in three visits at Narayan Cafe! And that cold drink, of course she didn’t finish it. As I don’t drink cola I had to let it go.

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21 thoughts on “Chhavi at Narayan Cafe, Pushkar, Rajasthan”

  1. Anuradha Shankar says:
    October 16, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    she looks so adorable in the pic, Mridula!!! and kids have such a way of doing things like this!!!!

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:05 pm

      Thank you Anu and I know you will understand 😀

      Reply
  2. Tarun gaur says:
    October 16, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    Same thing happens with me whenever i am with my neice… Sply when in malls she would stop at every make up showroom that too when she is just 5 yrs.. But this part of kids is what we miss after some yrs.. Waiting more of cute chavi

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:05 pm

      Thank you so much Tarun. The missign part, I know. I wonder when did my nephews became 6 foot 3! Where did all the time go?

      Reply
  3. sushmitha says:
    October 16, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    Wonderful captures 🙂 And she looks so cute 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      Thank you Sushmitha.

      Reply
  4. Harsha says:
    October 17, 2013 at 12:05 am

    She is Pretty indeed..and Yes kids have all the tantrums when it comes to food and as Parents there is no way but have to deal with it..

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      Thank you Harsha, and I know tantrums come with the territory! 😀

      Reply
  5. KVVS MURTHY says:
    October 17, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    So a jolly trip this time 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      Yes indeed it was. 😀

      Reply
  6. Garima nag says:
    October 17, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    Amazing click !!

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      Thank you Garima.

      Reply
  7. dNambiar says:
    October 18, 2013 at 6:24 am

    🙂 Travelling with kids!

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  8. dNambiar says:
    October 18, 2013 at 6:25 am

    That’s a very sweet pic of your little girl. 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      Thank you Divya.

      Reply
  9. meenamenon says:
    October 18, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Such a sweetheart she is – hoping i really get to meet her!

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 11:59 am

      Do let us know Meena 😀

      Reply
  10. Shilpi Dutta says:
    October 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    How sweet and innocent was that ..and the cafe seems to be happening too!!! Nice post

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 11:51 am

      Shilpi thank you. Pushkar in a way is quite laid back place and I liked it for it.

      Reply
  11. OurJaipur.Com says:
    October 19, 2013 at 5:35 am

    Pushkar is one of my Fav place. . . . 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 21, 2013 at 11:50 am

      I too liked it a lot.

      Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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