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…
Tag: Bangalore
The Book Lovers Paradise
As I roamed through the isles of this immensely stocked up bookstore in Bangalore, a song kept playing in my mind when I saw this scene. This old haunting Hindi number, from the 1958 classic Howrah Bridge. The first two lines of the song are… Aaiye meharabaan, baithhie jaanejaan (Come in, oh generous one, please…
Unnatural India
Shifting bases from one part of the country to another in a diverse country like India is no less than moving countries. People are way too different, and at times, the cultural shocks are too much to digest. When I first moved cities across the same political state, I realized that although we are all…
Bugged For Life
We all live in an insane amount of stress, a first world problem. We are so consumed with balance, that we lose the essence of when to stop prioritizing. Work life balance is a new fad that consumes us more than it puts us at ease. From a race to win, the marathon turns into…
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The year 2017 was possibly the most beautiful years in my recent past. It was probably just as good or bad as 2016, but what changed was the way I dealt the cards life handed me. I fell in love with all my flaws, my false steps and learned to deal with situations head…
Snapshots of my World 