The flames would have consumed your mortal body by now … that amazing smile, the animated face, the lively eyes and that golden heart will be missed forever. Dear Raji, I miss you already and I cannot imagine how Mani must be feeling. I have both your numbers […]
All through my growing up years, I thought I should have a penpal. A “penpal” was someone who lived in a different country or a very far off place in your own country and you become friends by writing letters to each other. Penpals met sometimes but mostly […]
The first time we heard of Chokhi Dhani was way back in 1998. Veena and her husband planned to spend New Year’s Eve at Chokhi Dhani and she told me it was an ethnic resort. We went there for the first time in 1999 and it was quaint […]
The first time we learnt about the “Naga” shawl was when dad went to Zakhama on temporary duty and bought a woven multicoloured shawl for mom. This was in 1982. Then I visited Zakhama when Geetu and Harish were posted there in 2004 to surprise Geetu on her […]
Every year during the Thanksgiving weekend, the PGPMAX 2013 batch gets together…. and today our fourth reunion starts in a few hours. This year we are meeting in Delhi NCR, technically Gurgaon as the hotel happens to be in Gurgaon. While we started out thinking almost 50 of […]
As we prepare for the fourth reunion of our PGPMAX batch, I came across an old post of mine about Term 2 at ISB. Term 2 for us was in the second week of September and I would write a blog at the end of each term. Reposting […]
This book won the Man Booker prize in 2011 and has also been made into a movie. I stumbled upon it because my friend Gopal mentioned it on FB when the movie was released sometime in 2016. I was intrigued by the title so bought the book. The […]
Over the past 20 days, Krishnan, Mom and I have had the opportunity to spend time with two 18 year old young men, Dhanush and Ashwin. Dhanush is our nephew and lives in Chennai. Ashwin is the son of our very dear friends, Hareesh and Swapna who live […]
Nearly six months back Bhagya asked all of us if we had time to get together for a reunion in June 2017 as she was coming over from the US for a family wedding. I was the first one to say yes, little knowing what was in store […]
Today is a very strange day … do I celebrate my friend Arun’s birthday or do I mourn my friend Vandana losing Alam a year back today or do I wish for my mom-in-law to recover quickly from her de-hydration or do I look ahead and work on […]
A Celebration of Indian Vegetarian cooking, with a twist !
Exploring open roads without breaking the bank
To stop a whirlwind.
Learnings & Leanings of an Executive Coach
Ancient Indian History
Hinduism related politics
She travels so that the world may not escape her
Life is beautiful...Enjoy it!
His Writing. People. Places. Perspectives.
A Daily photo blog on Chennai. Photographs, events and images from Chennai.
Visual Blogs and Ramblings - Travel, Photography, Heritage, Culture
Writing for Happiness, Colorful Painting, and Personal Growth for All
Life is journey, come join me. Growing by Shrinking
This blog is just a small collection of my experiences of more than 30 years of travel throughout South Asia. May those who stumble across this site find some joy and hopefully some insights into this amazing part of the world.
