Category: Slice of life

The Holy Gluttony!  

While most trips are a detox for the mind, try Amritsar to shock your system and reinvigorate the taste buds that have been dampened by standardized and cosmopolitan tastes. Could this be the new mantra for rejuvenation? Well, Amritsar will give you ample food for thought…

Shifting Sands

For me, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer came to epitomize the living cultural heritage of Marwar that straddles the past and present together with a vision for the future. These cities extol their history, culture, cuisine and people with pride and charm giving one hope for the many other regions of India to learn and emulate!   

Meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama

He straddles centuries in his persona, and engages in contemporary and current issues with ease. It was a privilege to be in his presence. 

Interview

My target reader is 18 and up to infinity.

An interview about Ascendance

There is nothing ‘not normal’ about a sci-fi novel. It is a story set in a different setting that is all. The ingredients are all the same – characters, plot, conflict, resolution and climax. Writing a novel is an enjoyable and immersive experience, whatever be the genre.

Happy birthday kiddo!

We think that we look after and nurture our children, often overlooking how in their own way they do the same. They help us grow and expand in ways we never would, but for them. 

Dwelling on loneliness

In a sense, when I dwell on the issue of loneliness I feel it stems from our existence. In essence we come in this world alone, travel the journey of life also primarily with ourselves, and depart alone.

Climb Every Mountain…

It was a different spiritual journey. For those who can’t meditate the conventional way, give rigorous physical activity a chance. It requires focus and discipline that has a much needed calming and soothing effect.

Lodhi Garden – evening walks….

Last week, as I walked in Lodhi Garden with a full moon keeping me company in a winter evening, despite the Delhi air being of ‘poor’ quality, I tried to understand what about it is so enchanting.