I seek the blessings of the divine and all masters on this sacred day of Guru Purnima before writing this post. We’re in 2020 and all of us just want to get done with it. “This too shall pass” is a phrase being used for everything. Yes, the times are challenging, some of us are … Continue reading This too shall pass. Really?
Walking the Narmada Parikrama
This account is of the first 10 days of the walk, directly from what I wrote in the diary. We have now walked 600km in 40 days and further posts are likely to be more integrated thoughts. Thanks to Kashyap Swaroop and people on the journey for pictures used in this post. We didn’t carry … Continue reading Walking the Narmada Parikrama
Illness and Wellness
I remember when I was a child, I used to look forward to falling a little ill. That faint fever which slows you down, I used to call it the happy kind of sadness. More than 15 years later, when this memory comes back, it sparks something beautiful within. I still feel the same about … Continue reading Illness and Wellness
The story of a fine balance- Peep into Taiwan’s Tech Ecosystem
I spent a month in Taiwan in July 2017. This post is an outsider's take on the tech ecosystem of this beautiful country.
Why, how and where to work?
I’ve thought over this quite a bit over the past few years. From when certain norms condition you to take up the best job in terms of financial gain to a time to give up everything and go to the mountains to engaging oneself in intense physical labour. There is a certain kind of pleasure … Continue reading Why, how and where to work?
Life: Moving in circles, to form a spiral
3 years! That’s a long time. 3 years? A speck in time. I’m sitting 200m away from where I used to sit 3 years ago in this tiny hamlet in the foothills of the Himalayas. Today, as I sit down to do the same thing I used to do back then, it all feels same … Continue reading Life: Moving in circles, to form a spiral
Bhutan and Happiness
Stories from a month in Bhutan. The time was July 2015; cloudy, romantic and surreal. Here's a piece of Shangrila for you.
When the Kingdom of Cambodia beckoned
I could sit down to write about the Kingdom of Cambodia only after a good fortnight had passed after my trip. And that too on a bright sunny day when I had the leisure to help myself to a generous swig of absinthe we had got from a Cambodian island. A signboard on the last … Continue reading When the Kingdom of Cambodia beckoned