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An avid reader, traveler, happy-go-lucky lazy-bum is what I am, very effortlessly. Don't like to talk much, unless of course I am in love with you. Can communicate better in writing than in speech. Love to experiment. Love people-watching. Can sleep for twenty hours straight. Love food. I notice more than you think I do. I tend to miss obvious details. Hate beer. Love vodka. Can't dance to save my life. A strange mix of introvert and extrovert.
Yes, that is how I roll.
#NaBloPoMo Acute writer’s block, hence this image. 😀 Guess the building in this picture. This is located in India. While people might go here for the love of religion, I prefer going here for …
We spotted this sight in Kutch and fell in love with instantly. The beautiful natural light added to the effect. This picture has been shot using my Nikon point and shoot camera. It has some …
Dear Varanasi, I, along with my mother, recently had the opportunity happened to pay you a visit for some work. While the world might rave about how you are the oldest city in the world …
#NaBloPoMo Day 3 On my last visit to Jaipur I had quite a few places to visit on my list. Food-joints mostly. Of the list was Tapri. For my love of the Indian beverage “Chai”/Tea. Tapri …
It is the Diwali night here in India. Friends and extended family are over at our place, celebrating. And I am here, blogging. Sigh! #NaBloPoMo So here is my account. It is true and it …
Te Aroha is a boutique-hotel, situated in Dhanachuli (Mukteshwar), close to Nainital in Uttrakhand. The place is very well connected, with nearest railway station (Kathgodam) being an hour and a half’s drive away from the …
Te Aroha is a love affair. Between concrete structures and fluid emotions. Between robust bon-fires and star-lit skies. Between you and your being. And of course, between Sumant Batra and Dhanachuli. It is a secret …
Read Day 1 here. Next morning, I woke up to a ringing phone. And not an alarm. I miscalculated that the phone rang at an hour that was even before 6:00 am, because I hadn’t …
The Jaipur Literature Festival— The Planning Stage The Jaipur Literature Festival has had my interest and attention since its inception in the year 2006. It is another matter that it took me all these years …
Came across this window in a house in Komik, Himachal Pradesh (India). The play of light made the view interesting enough to be experimented with. I was divided between: 1) further lowering the exposure of …
