This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi ….. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Krishnan and I celebrated our 2017 anniversary in Delhi, staying in a place called “Lutyens Bungalow” or the “Nath Guesthouse” on Prithviraj Road. As we walked to Lodhi Gardens and around the Aurangzeb Lane (Yeah, just the road got renamed, not the lane) and Rajesh Pilot marg (who contributed a lot more to India than … Read more
I studied classes 7th to 9th at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Happy Valley, Shillong. This was between 1980 to 1983 and Shillong was truly heaven. My friends and I walked to school many days, through tiny streams, through walking paths picking berries and not falling sick for a single day ! We walked everywhere because there were … Read more
The last month of 2018 has been special for many reasons, but for me, seeing the following tweets from Vijay Mallya was particularly heart warming. The man who mocked the Indian jails and the Indian government while enjoying the protection of the UK government suddenly becomes a law abiding citizen and wants to return the … Read more
On June 14, 1986 late Mr. Rajiv Gandhi launched the “Ganga Action Plan” with these words “The Ganga is a symbol of our prosperity, our culture, our heritage, our civilization, our philosophies. Many of our religions link to the Ganga and perhaps most of all, it is the holder of our spirituality and our traditions. … Read more
Krishnan and I visited Germany in September and spent almost 20 days travelling across the country. We were amazed at their engineering skills especially with the automobiles. Then our friends Keshav and Anu took us to a hypermart and I discovered the German made stainless steel vessels. It was difficult to peel me off the … Read more
In 2007, a book titled “When a Tree Shook Delhi” was published. I bought it immediately because the Sikh massacre in Delhi in the aftermath of Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s assassination has always rankled. In 2002 we met with the brother of an ex-colleague of Krishnan’s who was a brilliant student but was a pale shadow … Read more
On Oct 31st this year, PM Modi inaugurated the world’s tallest statue of the man who united India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It was a moment of pride and while many people were wondering if that statue was necessary, for me and many others like me, it was much needed to set the record straight – … Read more
Disclaimer – I am a die-hard Modi fan and some folks will go to the extent of calling me a Bhakt, but I am not because am not blind to things that go wrong. I am not a fan of the party Mr. Modi belongs to but I will not support CONgress ever. I have … Read more
On Oct 31st, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s tallest statue, the “Statue of Unity” at Kevadia, Gujarat. The man who made our country India, out of 565 small and large princely states deserves not just the world’s tallest statue but several more accolades. The India that we bicker in, the India that we defend, … Read more
As the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph adjourned the hearing on petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid site title dispute to January 2019 I suddenly feel the need to live in a country that is … Read more