WAVIN’ FLAG ~K’naan Give me freedom, give me fire Give me reason, take me higher See the champions take the field now You define us, make us feel proud In the streets our heads are liftin’ As we lose our inhibition Celebration, it surrounds us Every nation, all around us Saying forever young Singing songs…
Tag: Malpe
Ice Candy
What comes to mind when you think of a beach? The crashing of waves, the feel of sand under your bare feet? Collecting shells, and throwing away the ones showing signs of life in sheer terror? Between the orange skies, blue water and brown sand; there is always comfort in food. In most beaches that…
Close Encounters With No One
When you visit St. Mary’s Island off Malpe, Karnataka, you realize how connected the world truly was; in the physical sense. Popularly known as the Coconut Island and Thonsepar, these four small islands have been formed from columnar basaltic lava. It is said that the basalt was created by sub-aerial sub-volcanic activity, from Madagascar,…
Sands Of Time
A Psalm of Life~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time
Simple Pleasures
Homely food is one of the simple pleasure of life that is robbed from you when you have career aspirations that need you to move away from home. Quite honestly, being a Tamilian from Bombay, I never really lived in my “home state” of Tamil Nadu. For me, I am forever a Bambaiya girl. My…
Tug and Pull
All five classic elements of nature— Air, water, fire, earth and space—are essential to make us the beings that we are. Our body is 70% made up of water; the air passing through our voice box and ear drums convert into sound. The fire in our belly makes us hungry. Our body is biodegradable (we…
Wavering Minds
I am a through water baby, and the Malpe beach in Karnataka certainly doesn’t disappoint. It’s possibly the cleanest beach with the roughest of waters. But the rough seas and seashell-laden beach with golden sands reminded me of how my own mind functions. As I went deeper into the sea, the waters got rougher; not…
Snapshots of my World 