I have not travelled for more than a year now. I had to cancel four trips planned in April and May 2020. In the coming months, I read about the history of epidemics and pandemics and mathematical models of disease progression and then came to a bitter conclusion that I might not get to travel…
Travel musings – Mawlynnong, Meghalaya, India
Am I just a passing blossom to you?Or something more?
Travel musings – Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
How many of you remember these straw curtains from the 90’s? They are still been used in the traditional home sets and are pretty sustainable. As a kid, we used to flip them around from time to time and then get scolded by the elders.
Travel musings – Kempty Falls, Uttarakhand, India
The quite of the mountains beckon meTo sit solemnly by the waterfalls.
Travel musings – Cloud’s End, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India
The narrow hilly roadOr the rickety mountainous onesOr those with the ocean on one sideAnd villages on the other. Caption taken from my poem “Roads”.
Travel musings – Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
The diameter of the deep pan used to prepare meals for the Jodhpur royalty is bigger than my height!
Travel musings – Dhanaulti eco park, Uttarakhand, India
What a delight it was,To breathe fresh mountain air,Amongst the conifers! P.S.: I still haven’t travelled since Jan’20. It is a pandemic not a joke.
Travel photo – Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
सुनो बात मेरी –अनोखी हवा हूँ।बड़ी बावली हूँ,बड़ी मस्तमौला।नहीं कुछ फिकर है,बड़ी ही निडर हूँ।जिधर चाहती हूँ,उधर घूमती हूँ,मुसाफिर अजब हूँ। Caption taken from Basanti Hawa by Kedarnath Aggarwal
Travel musings – Uttarakhand
So the next time you forget me, remember these periwinklesRemember their purityAnd then reminisce my heartAs pure as a white blossom
Travel musings – Karkotak peak, Uttarakhand, India
No no, it’s not loveFor I have loved beforeThis emptiness your absence will bringIs just working it’s sorcery on me.
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