A chilly winter night. Time- Somewhere around 11.00 pm. Location- Somewhere on Mall road, Mussoorie. Your 'dinner and walk' programme has gone late. You are walking along the Mall road (which is quiescent by then) with friends, busy chitchatting. Somehow you manage to get the attention out of the leisurely winter walk to look down... Continue Reading →

Scuba diving is always an exciting proposition for anybody loving adventure. Even the miniscule claustrophobic in me got overpowered by the curiosity and glamour of being underwater. The real thrill for me was to see the world lying there. So began the Scuba dive, somewhere in mid-January, in the tropical seas of Havelock Islands, Andamans.... Continue Reading →

A small village in the foothills of Satpuras-Payvihir. It is a tribal village with about 500 population, most belonging to Korku and Balai tribes. There is nothing much ‘happening’ in the village. Yes, there are some hills in the surroundings which were barren once. But that’s not a publicity ‘material’, you know! So obviously, nobody... Continue Reading →

Mistakes can be glorious. This happened during our district visit to Amaravati in January 2013. We were in Melghat, totally isolated from rest of the world except intermittent but weak mobile network signals. The trip was going really good, both on counts of academics and fun.      It was a hectic day when we visited... Continue Reading →

We Indians love brands. Rather, we are obsessed with brands. So much that we identify products by name of a certain brand. So Zandu becomes a generic term for all the balms and cold-drinks are fondly addressed as Pepsi-Cola. Its only our immense affection towards the brands that local manufacturers come up with something as... Continue Reading →

Buddha forms an integral part of the culture of Bihar. Patna has a ‘Buddha Smriti Park’. It is a complex which recounts the life and times of Buddha. The park has a Stupa with Buddhist relics from Japan, Myanmar, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the Meditation unit and a picture-sculpture gallery. It also has... Continue Reading →

Bharat Darshan: Perhaps the most glamorous part of training. Its definitely exciting to explore the lengths and breadths of a country which is as good as a sub-continent. But giving a deeper thought, it was more of an opportunity to study the idea of India in nuances, by observing places and people. Not to forget,... Continue Reading →