There are two phases in my life. My life prior to my first solo trip and the life after that. I am a Hyderabadi and one & 1/2 years ago, in March 2017 I went on a solo trip to Kerala (also, Tamil Nadu). I have planned this trip to give a try how far I can go out of my comfort zone....

Continue Reading

We all travel a lot. In a car with our own people, in a bus along with fellow passengers and on a bike with our own flesh and bones. The first journey is a great opportunity to spend time with the people who are already something to us. The last one is an amazing ride with ourselves who is everything to us. In...

Continue Reading

Stop for a while wherever you are and concentrate on just the sounds surrounding you. I have a habit of recording sound of surroundings on my phone at random places. From these audio's, I came to a realization that in the marathon of modern lifestyle, we are missing out amazing things happening just beside us. All we have to do is to shut...

Continue Reading

I wonder how much time a person is pouring into the bottomless mugs of YouTube and social media these days. The endless news feed of these apps says it all by itself. A few months ago on one fine Wednesday evening, I gave my input query into youtube search bar which returned me 2-3 apt solution videos. The cruelest part here is the...

Continue Reading

The lost art of handwritten emotions A 1990 version of 22-year old sat at his desk scribbling something on a thin white material made out of papyrus with the help of a stick like thing which ejects blue liquid from its one end. The 2018 version of similar aged person is having conversation by typing words into a 5-inch screen made out of...

Continue Reading

Journal Entry: February 19 - 2018 Yeah, we passed the test with distinction. The test of reaching our destination which is 390 km away from us without seeking any help from Google.  Initially troubled, this small adventure made us to take a ride on highways through unpaved roads, covering cities through villages. Kannada did not pose any problem overriding our anticipation. Surprisingly, we...

Continue Reading

Part 1: Smiling Strangers Journal Entry: 04 Jan 2018  "Four people till now including an old man on the platform, a school kid with a cycle, three adults in the farm and a little lad in my side compartment smiled so gracefully. They are all strangers to me. They just reciprocated my smile." On Train PART 2: Shining Shells January 06' 2018 After...

Continue Reading