A (Nostalgia-tinted) Guide to Shillong
Jan 26
Sirpur National Dance & Music Festival 2015- A Percussion Lover’s Delight!
Even after so many days, I can still hear the beat of the Taiko drums and the rhythmic tease on the earthen ghatam. When I had sifted through the schedule of Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival 2015, I knew this was a festival like no other. With world renowned artistes performing at the event,…
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Jan 15
Looking back at Shillong
It is where I fell in love with the night sky. It is where I began talking with trees. It is where I learnt that walking is the best way to know another person. Through my childhood years in Shillong, I have struggled to fit in. I suppose it is the age where we are…
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Jan 11
The Kashmir I Met
Seldom do we realise the power of our own words. A casual remark can often make or change decisions. In September 2009, when I was travelling to Kashmir for work, I had encountered certain stereotypical words used for the state. Unsafe, conservative and dangerous were just the popular ones. Even though it was an official…
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Jan 3
Photo Story: A Morning in Varanasi
Living in nostalgia is like being on a boat that steers us into the darkness of the night. The night which seems so wondrous under the curtain of stars and the inviting winds, keep us enveloped in our warm memories. More often than not, it is a dream come true. And until we wake up…
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Dec 28
2014 through my travel looking glass
This year has been unpredictable, frightening and very emotional for me. There were times when I didn’t want to open my eyes to a new day and there were nights when I didn’t want the morning lights to interfere. In all honesty, when I look back in time, I did not preempt any of this….
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Dec 26
What the 2004 Tsunami taught me
Awoken by the buzzing sounds of my mobile phone, I read the numerous text messages from my friends. I was at a relative’s place in Chennai and woozily walked across the house asking everyone if they had felt the earthquake. Most of us were clueless. I put my mobile aside and continued with my morning….
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