I always want to shut my ears when someone talks about their grandparents, especially their grandfather. Maybe it’s because I don’t have them. That’s what I told myself when I was a kid. Maybe it’s because I couldn’t relate. That’s what I told myself when I was a teenager. Maybe it’s because I couldn’t change…… Continue reading Grandfather
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To Be Grounded
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? I have always felt like I am losing my grip with life. Even after a life-altering event that seemed to put me on track, I still have a part of me that is not healed. The next six months will be challenging…… Continue reading To Be Grounded
Being Weak: Personal Reflection
Weakness is a word that we often associate with our inabilities, negativity, shame, or failure. We tend to avoid it, hide it, or deny it. But what if we could see weakness differently?Weakness has two sides: physical and emotional. I experienced the extremes of both. Physical Weakness The first time I felt physically weak was…… Continue reading Being Weak: Personal Reflection
Marching Away From My 25th March
March, the month I love the most. The reason is quite simple, it’s the month that my mother gave birth to me. It’s the month I feel at home. It’s the month that made me cry a lot. It’s the month that made me who I am. It is also the month I reborn. It’s…… Continue reading Marching Away From My 25th March
Poem: Back To My Shell
It’s been years since I wrote poem. I don’t write poem unless I am broken terribly. I guess I am today.
Art: A Way To Let Go Of All Your Complex Feelings
Art has a combined face of complexity and transparency especially for those who don’t pursue as a career but has admiration. Art I mean here is almost every form, from painting, dance, sculpturing to music”. Over time it has been projected in a way like it’s not for everyone. It has given a standard and…… Continue reading Art: A Way To Let Go Of All Your Complex Feelings
And It’s Here – Chennai Photo Biennale Edition 3!
Hey people, ever heard of Chennai Photo Biennale? If someone have asked the same question to me before 2019, I would have said “No”, but not anymore. The first time I came across Chennai Photo Biennale was in 2019, on Instagram. It was when they were conducting a captivating Photography exhibition “CPB Edition 2” around…… Continue reading And It’s Here – Chennai Photo Biennale Edition 3!
CMRL: The bridge that connects me and my thirst for local travel
What type of public transport person are you? Train person or a bus person? I am always comfortable with the train. If you have read the previous posts I have already mentioned it before. Travelling in the suburban train, especially the one that runs from Tambaram to Beach station, always healed me whenever I feel…… Continue reading CMRL: The bridge that connects me and my thirst for local travel
Darjeeling: The memories which haunts
I have decided to write about the trip to Darjeeling today cause I am so desperate. I am so desperate that I don’t want to forget those memories. And I also want you guys to go make memories in that paradise at least once. When you are going with a group of people, under supervision…… Continue reading Darjeeling: The memories which haunts
Ways to use your time when you are “Grounded” for unexpected number of days
We have been running around all these days. Whether you are a school student or college student or working professional, at one point in time you are desperate for a break. I don’t know about you all, but I personally got really exhausted and needed a break. We have got a break, but unfortunately, this…… Continue reading Ways to use your time when you are “Grounded” for unexpected number of days
Relationship between Travel and Food
We all have that one favorite sweet or dessert, by thinking about it just brighten up our mood. For me, I fell in love with one kind of sweet during my trip to Kolkata. Which eventually lead me to another place. I am always fond of Rasmalai. I was a 5th-grade student back then when…… Continue reading Relationship between Travel and Food
A Solivagant’s Friend: Books
A TRAVEL AND A BOOK MAKES A PERPLEXING COMRADE “The Backpackers Group My backpack always has a book whenever and wherever I travel. A book is so important for a solivagant. Most of my trips didn’t end up with meeting new people, also the long trips in trains and buses long for a talk or…… Continue reading A Solivagant’s Friend: Books
Purposeful travel is a lesson
We are really close to saying goodbye to 2019, and still, I had a regret that I have attended only one volunteer work. Smh. And then, a friend, who I made while volunteering for a marathon run posted an “A planting event”. It’s not a typical NGO event though. My classes for this semester just…… Continue reading Purposeful travel is a lesson
A basic travel opens door to meet good people
For a person like me, travelling opened the door to observe and understand people. I love to travel by train and I know why. First of all, it’s comforting. No matter how sad, angry, or anxious I am, when I get onto the suburban train, I became quiet and calm. I always wondered why. Even…… Continue reading A basic travel opens door to meet good people
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