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Last week we went to the Andamans. Our daughter Diya was joining the masters course in Marine Biology of the Pondicherry University which is offered from its campus in Port Blair. We went there for the ostensible purpose of settling her in, but more importantly we wanted to see a new and exotic place, and spend some time together. We also wanted to make up for the very little parenting that we had done during the last two years while she had roamed about the cities and beaches of Southern India, familiarising herself with the discipline and relevant researchers. Sea, volcanic rocks on the coast line and swaying palms We left for Port Blair, with little idea of what to expect.  While shopping to equip Diya for her stay there we had pondered about what to get and what one could safely assume would be available there. Was there a Bata shop there in Port Blair? Better not take chances, and Diya bought the pair of sneakers she wanted in Delhi itself. Would there be ATMs, or a ...