Travel nostalgia – Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Has anyone tried recreating such pretty little corners in their homes/gardens/balconies? Till the time travel is safer for everyone (I mean everyone and not only for the vaccinated), can we expend our creative energies in recreating comfort corners at our place where we get an altogether different vibe?

Travel musings – Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

The bamboo curtains of our childhood are a thing of past now. I feel they were better compared to the polyester curtains that we are using these days – synthetic fibre which are not able to shield us well from the heat wave.Nostalgia hit us at Mehrangarh Fort where these bamboo curtains protect the fort…

Travel/Life musings – Nag Tibba trek, Uttarakhand, India

I was standing on the slanting edge of the Nag Tibba peak when this picture was taken. The twists & turns while scaling this particular peak were too many, pretty much like the ones we are facing now.You see, I was able to reach the top despite a resounding back pain, pain heavy legs and…

Travel haiku – Nag Tibba trek, Uttarakhand, India

Your cheerful pinksAnd playful winksSoothe my jaded soulPacifying this broken heart So come here, come near meAnd bring with yourself those colours you flaunt. Taken from my poem “Colours of life” on gluttonyguilts.com.

Travel haiku – Meghalaya, India

The mad twittering of magpiesWith their monochrome bosomsOh what a spectacle!To behold for many births So forget notAbout this miracle called life.