The Yearning
His eyes followed me, my every movement. And he followed me, shifting his body, perched on that iron grill. His wings are injured, torn apart by glass powder-coated kite threads. He looked at me...
View ArticleGoing Greece With Yatra.com
For someone who has recently retired from active professional service, my father’s primary retirement plans involve travelling, and then some more travelling.Everyone in our family is a travel...
View ArticleThe Search for Shangri-La
Shangri-La, a mystical land adorned with adjectives galore - magical, ethereal, enchanting, elusive – the list goes on and on, such is the appeal of this land that has also been referred by the name...
View ArticleProduct Review: Ambi Pur Mini Vent Clip
My brother's first reaction on seeing the Ambi Pur Mini Vent Clip in the car was : 'Papa would take it off right away.'It got me squirming a bit, for he was right. Father has an aversion for...
View ArticleWhere Dhaks and Azaans Go Together
During the Nano Drive With MTV trip, I came across such beautiful people, places and experiences, that if I really give my heart and mind to it, I can actually write a book about the whole journey. But...
View ArticleSomewhere, Up There
Mountains - fascinating, deep, dark, mysterious - in fact there's no dearth of adjectives to describe them. Here are a few lines I wrote sometime back about my dream of living up there, somewhere....
View ArticleRadha-Krishna Mandir (JK Temple), Kanpur
Built by the J.K. Trust, the beautiful JK Temple at Kanpur is dedicated to Shri Radhakrishna. The temple also has shrines dedicated to Lord Laxminarayan and Lord Ardhnarishwar. While the outside of...
View ArticleCurious Case of a Ghost Town
‘God, I am no Harry Potter! Better get out of here in time!’ I murmur out aloud. Loud enough for the pigeon sitting on the far end of the stony arch to flap its wings and acknowledge this fact with a...
View ArticleChurch of St. John in the Wilderness (McLeodganj)
An eerie silence is the first thing that welcomes you here, that is, if you visit the Church of St. John in the Wilderness on a weekday. There are not many visitors, and more often than not, the place...
View ArticleA Jungle in the City
The tranquillity flows from nowhere and gradually engulfs me, in its many fangled self... catching me unaware. All of a sudden, everything goes quiet... just some birds chirping in the distance, their...
View ArticleMy Malaysia Musing: High on Heritage
A sad update: This post talks about the many different adventure delights of Malaysia. It's a happy post talking of the many pleasures of exploring and experiencing a new place. But before moving to...
View ArticleMy Malaysia Musing: Nature Trailing
A sad update: This post talks about the many different natural delights Malaysia. It's a happy post talking of the many pleasures of travel. But before moving to that, let's all pause to pray for our...
View ArticleMy Malaysia Musing: Adventures Galore!
A sad update: This post talks about the many different adventure delights of Malaysia. It's a happy post talking of the many pleasures of exploring and experiencing a new place. But before moving to...
View ArticleMalaysia and It's Many Flavours
A sad update: This post talks about the many different adventure delights of Malaysia. It's a happy post talking of the many pleasures of exploring and experiencing a new place. But before moving to...
View ArticleTomb of Mohammed Momin
The tomb of Ustad Mohammad Momin, also known as Ustad Mohammed Hosseini alias Hafizak, a musician in the service of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, one of the Navratnas at Emperor Akbar's court.The monument...
View ArticleWanderlust - Wandering, Wondering
Why do I love travel and adventure? Well the first reason would be because it gives me a chance to escape from the four walls that we all sometimes feel trapped inside. Just that I feel trapped more...
View ArticleMy Travel Photos and Lyrics in Tata Safari's new #SafariTrails Song
Such a happy feeling it is to see my travel photos featured in Tata Safari's new crowd-sourced Safari Trails song - My Day My Way song. This was a result of a competition on twitter where Tata Safari...
View ArticleCarConnect.in - Connecting Car Lovers
Your Dream Car? The question brought an amused smile on my lips. My dream car...? Wow, I had never really given this one a thought. I love cars, and every time I am on a road trip with my cousin, most...
View ArticleA Day on the Highway
So the Sunday was spent on the highway. Just like that.There was no real plan to go anywhere. Traversing the south Delhi roads, when the car got bored of taking aimless rounds around the Qutub Minar...
View ArticleDelhi-Alwar Highway Videos
My last post - A Day on the Highway - was about a day spent driving on the New Delhi-Alwar highway. The road trip was impromptu, but the lovely weather made it every bit worth the while. Here I am...
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