Imperial Hotel in New Delhi - A haven for lost dildos!

Author : Sanjhi Rajgarhia | on 4th Feb 2010

A Mislaid Sex Toy, Partition and a Splendid Hotel

Posted by Andrew Buncombe

The Imperial Hotel in Delhi has seen many things over the years. Perhaps most famously, its cool, white-washed colonnades witnessed much of the drama surrounding the negotiations that led to the Partition of India. At the time, James Cameron, the stylish chronicler of South Asia, would later recall, "anyone who meant anything in Indian affairs was there milling around in this great Oriental Ealing".
Even now, the hotel retains an old world charm and is popular with those who can afford it for its afternoon tea, cocktail bar and breakfast buffet. But in what may be a new experience for the hotel, it has now become the location of a search for a missing sex toy. In a message posted on an online forum used largely by ex-pats in Delhi, a man whose name I shall withhold, claims his girlfriend "forgot her dildo in the restrooms of the Imperial hotel yesterday".
"If anyone of you expats is planning to have some fun there very soon, please let us know, because we're on a trip to Khajuraho (site of a series of temples featuring erotic carvings) right now," he adds. "We don't dare to tell the hotel workers directly. We're new in India and we don't know how to deal with the culture gap even if Indians are supposed to be masters in the erotic field."
The gentleman provides further details on the missing item, saying it is the shape of a crucifix and was a gift. "It has a strong sentimental value for both of us.I know some of you guys can understand. Thanks a lot if anyone can help," he adds.
I was initially a little doubtful about whether the message was genuine but as a colleague points out, the forum is not known for rapier-like wit. Anyway, I have emailed the man who posted the message to ask if there's any news about his missing toy. However, my devotion to journalism is not sufficient to have me call the dear old Imperial.
UPDATE. It's been found. The gentleman with the missing sex toy has posted a new message that reads: "I would like to thank all the dildo lovers who warmly proposed to help us, and especially [name deleted] who first found the dildo, and then found my note on [the forum].You all have been really cool, sometimes witty, sometimes hot. It makes me think of forgetting many dildos in this crazy city for expats."

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