The dreamy Meghalaya hills, the misty musical falls, the soft rains…I was there just a week ago, but it already seems so far away. Such is our busy city lives, takes over the moment we step in. The memories of such little breaks that we … Continue reading The dreamy hills & the lyrical falls of Meghalaya
Category: Reminiscing
The dreamy abode of clouds – Meghalaya
On a rainy evening, we were driven into Shillong. After navigating through busy evening traffic through hilly roads we reached our hotel located on the top of a beautiful green hill, The Heritage Club – Tripura Castle. A castle, owned by the royal family of … Continue reading The dreamy abode of clouds – Meghalaya
Elixir of Youth
I often think about Elixir of Youth – the magical potion or liquid that grants eternal youth and immortality. It has been often identified with Ambrosia in Greek mythology or Amrit or Amrita as per Hindu lore. Food of good that grants them eternal youth … Continue reading Elixir of Youth
Teri bindiya re
Bindiya, bindi, tip, the usually round dot that adorns women’s forehead was once an integral part of solah shringar. No matter how embellished a woman was her look was considered incomplete without a bindi or tip as we call it in Bangla . Poems have … Continue reading Teri bindiya re
Kaleidoscope
A small house with a big garden, flowers on the front lawn and vegetables in the backyard. A big field, green with grass, right at the front. Looking out of the window, I once saw a young boy running across that field. There was something … Continue reading Kaleidoscope
The White Goddess Saraswati and slipping pieces of my childhood
In the beginning, there was only chaos. Lord Brahma stared at his creation, all formless and fluid, in bewilderment, not knowing how to give shape to this disorderly mess. He needed the guidance of wisdom and knowledge. Thus emerged the white Goddess Saraswati from Brahma’s … Continue reading The White Goddess Saraswati and slipping pieces of my childhood
Home
Home, hearth, refuge, a place where one lives – any synonym or definition for home is so woefully inadequate. It’s so much more than a dwelling. It’s a place or space where we can let our hair down and be ourselves. We can take off … Continue reading Home
The wintery things
I am autumn's child who eagerly waits for winter. Arriving in this world in late October, I could probably feel the nip in the air and the changing season and when it got colder I loved it. My mom talks about knitting caps for the … Continue reading The wintery things
Dubai and I
I, me, myself is a lot of fun, I realized when I started traveling alone. I go where I want, I do what pleases me, eat and drink what I like. I am responsible only for myself. All I care about is me having a … Continue reading Dubai and I
Bye bye Dubai
Saying goodbye was not easy. Dubai did gift me amazing five days. As if the city knew that this vacation was my birthday gift to me and worked towards making it perfect. My plane landed in Dubai half an hour early and my room was … Continue reading Bye bye Dubai