My affair with America
2nd August 2023As a youth, I was fascinated with anything American, from Hollywood to Mad Magazines, McDonald’s to Walmart, and Time Square to Las Vegas. I was…
Category: Travel
Spiti, Himalayas
30th December 2022See God in Her Wonders One thing that melts your physical self-image and ego to a tiny nothingness at once is the sight of natural…
My rendevouz with Everest
4th November 2022Certain experiences and sights stay with a person all his life and one such moment that about tops my list is my experience of seeing…
Hampi: The land of ruined temples
21st October 2021Hampi is the Pride of my home state Karnataka and a world heritage site. Hampi was so prosperous under the Vijaynagar empire that Italian and Persian traders placed it a couple of notches above medieval Rome.
Tiger Balm
24th September 2021I had a rare aura and God-given gift that made wild Tigers go into hiding the moment they came within a mile’s radius. I was basically a tiger repellent.
Jordan, Where three religions meet
14th September 2021Jerash is a city in Jordan. It is one of the most complete examples of a Roman provincial town to be seen anywhere. To me, Roman city ruins mean scenes from the films “Benhur” and “Gladiator”.
Glorious Gomukh
30th August 2021Hindus consider the river Ganges as a sin-cleanser and the Himalayas as the abode of our mighty Gods. Hindus also believe that a dip in the holy river Ganges rids them of all past sins.
The fabric of birth and death.
3rd August 2021I was contemplating the birth of my first child just as I was made to reflect the death of a person who gave me his last gift.
Addicted to the Himalayas
26th July 2021Our trek started at 7:00 in the morning. Anil brought along a local, Gautam, an expert on flowers who claimed to know more than a hundred different flower species from the Valley.
Pillow Horrors
6th June 2019I learnt a big lesson about the importance of sleep and the role that mattresses and pillows play in ensuring sound sleep when I experienced…