One cook and five knives. No, that’s not the title of a murder mystery. It is the state of my kitchen. I cook and I have five different knives. Well, it was not intended to be a collection but somehow it has become one.
Tag: photography
Enchey Monastery: A Tranquil Escape in Gangtok
The chants by the monks trickled down from the main prayer hall, winding through the air, and reached me as an unseen welcome at the entrance of the 200-year-old monastery. I was at the Enchey monastery in Gangtok, which sits on a hilltop, a sacred place with stunning sights, surrounded by a soothing forest.
Remembering my trip to Uttrakhand
Don’t make plans, just live in the moment, that’s one of the lessons that the pandemic has taught us in big bold letters. But the heart still longs, you can’t stop it from longing. Longing for beauty and experiences that have touched its heart while travelling.
A place called home
Where is home, is a question which keeps popping up in my head time and again. They say that home is where the heart is, but if your heart is wandering then where is home? Home, for me, for the longest part of my growing up years was a small cosy city that I grew…
Red is my colour
Today as I sipped my morning tea and read the newspaper, the article that drew my attention was an article about a politician making a racist remark about the colour of the skin of people in the southern part of India. Why the colour of the skin must be a matter of discussion I have…
Borders
I have always been fascinated with borders, I mean a border between two countries. In my head, it was always something very dramatic. In my defence, I had heard a lot about Wagah border, the famous border between India and Pakistan which has a ceremony by the security forces which attracts a lot of tourists….
Loving and Losing
‘What happens to unreciprocated love?’, I asked him. As he was 20 years older than me and someone I looked up to, I was expecting an honest and wise answer. He looked deep into my eyes because it was a question out of nowhere, he was trying to gauge whether I was joking or really…
Words….
A few days ago, I finished reading the book ‘In Other Words’ by Jhumpa Lahiri. I loved the book simply because I completely share her sentiment regarding the magic of words. Something about it which has always appealed to me since childhood. I always loved writing, I could write endlessly about anything and everything. Sometimes…
A rainy day
Grey skies Drops of happiness Peaceful mind Heart filled with love Dreamy eyes Playful thoughts Life filled with hope Love this moment Life is good
Connection
This is one of my favourite pictures. A baby holding onto a finger and trying to walk. The most fascinating part I feel is that the child holds the finger for support but he always walks ahead, he doesn’t wait for anyone to lead the way. And he has complete faith that this one finger…