Interesting destinations.
June’ 2026. State of U.P. (our neighbouring State in North India) had its schools closed for summer vacation. And my sister’s children have come their Naani’s home ( maternal grand mother’s home) at Birpur – a small township on Indo- Nepal border in state of Bihar, again a North Indian State. Mango tree in our…
What the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway teaches us about nature, patience, and human ambition On a misty morning in Darjeeling, I see this old tea vendor waiting near a small station platform. His kettle breathing thin streams of steam into the cold air. He has likely heard this whistle thousands of times. Before the train appears,…
What can old cities like Venice teach us about ageing gracefully? A reflective exploration of beauty, slowness, memory, and growing older with quiet dignity.
There are journeys that take us to destinations, and there are journeys that quietly rearrange things within us. They also drop hints about the lessons, nature is illustrating in a very subtle way (whispers of wilderness!). And one such journey happened to me last month, while heading towards North Bengal through north eastern regions of…
Visiting new places have definite impact on mind and body. And when the destination is kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, the vibes, and lessons are extraordinary.
June morning in Siliguri. A city in the foothills of Himalayas, in the Indian state of West Bengal. When the entire Northern Great Plains of India is swept by heat waves around this time, a cool wet climate hugs this place. And this is largely due to its location in Himalayan foothills combined with the…