The 82nd death. [Text by RV Smith; photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] To generations in Delhi, nurtured formerly on Mughal and subsequent Anglo-Indian culture, the quintessential romantic was one who synchronized old world glamour with present-day reality. Of such caliber was Morris Ronald Vivian Smith (born January 6, 1938) who many thought was a 'gudri-ka-lal' (diamond wrapped in rags), something literally true as he was not very particular of what he wore. With a paan in mouth, even after losing his teeth, Mr Smith was able to charm readers with his columns--Quaint Corner in the Statesman and Down Memory Lane in The Hindu, fine tuned on a manual typewriter. Generous to a fault, his knowledge was greater than his wit and his