Instead of biting at your feet, how about watching fishes swim? Sure they have a shorter lifespan than other pets, but watching them move gracefully can be very soothing at the end of a very stressful day, which is almost everyday, given the lifestyle that we have. Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence
Fire and Ice
This is possibly one of my most favorite memories from my time in Pune. Unlike Bangalore, Pune doesn’t boast of too many water bodies and growing up near the sea makes me a water baby of sorts. Though this stream in Pu La Deshpande Garden has too much moss to walk on but kids care…
Princely Charm
This beautiful statue graces the main entrance of the Lalbaug botanical garden. It’s a tribute to Sri Chamarajendra Wodeyar, the last of the official Kings of the Mysore dynasty; he held the throne from 1940 to 1947, when India declared independence from its British rulers. The princely state of Mysore became a part of the…
Bliss
History is not always about wins or losses. It’s not always bitter either. They can bring some soothing moments back. But like Margaret MacMillan cautions us: “We can learn from history, but we can also deceive ourselves when we selectively take evidence from the past to justify what we have already made up our minds…
A Place Called Home
Home is one of those places where you can be your uninhibited self, where maps don’t make sense and you are never truly lost. No matter how many changes happen, it will always be your haven. That said, it is very easy to take this comfort zone for granted. When I had the liberty to…
Rhythm of The Falling Rain
This popular step-well or Baori is at the Pushkarni Tank in Hampi. An excellent example of the 15th century Chalukya architecture was built during the Vijayanagara Dynasty. It is also an exemplary reminder of understanding the effects of deforestation and rainwater harvesting. However, there are people who love spoiling it for all of us, so…
Strike and Pocket
Carrom is a very popular indoor game in my part of the world. After dad’s demise, the rest of us would bond over the game. Mom would always say how dad was a champion player and won many accolades at his workplace. With time, my brother and I became quite good at it, but it’s…
The Road to Salvation
It’s been a good 30 years since my dad took off on his journey to salvation into the spiritual realm. All he left behind was a home to call our own and a lot of fading memories that we have be trying to hold on to. As I grow older, I assumed it would be…
Rewind. Pause. Learn. Repeat
I usually prefer my own company for meals; I know I am the only one who cannot bail of out a plan. I trust my presence more than anybody else in the world, so when plans cancel they don’t bother me too much. For me, the most interesting thing to do in a restaurant, when…
In Wilderness
It is easy to be controlled, restrained and cultured; after all that how all of us were taught to live. Just the other day, I was talking to a friend about how as kids being wild and free came with conditions (read not being caught by parents). But there is a different kind of thrill…
Snapshots of my World 