Category: Places

isolation

SELF-ISOLATION BANTER -3

‘Sleep became a distance wish’ I’m tired of sad visions dancing on the walls the moment I crawl on the bed. The time trickles, my mind goes blank as I lay awake writhing for...

isolation

SELF-ISOLATION BANTER – 2

My school compound where I live reminded an abandoned building after a riot; the massive Iron Gate locked shut, queer silence settled on the layers of dust matting the long corridors. I could hear...

school

SELF-ISOLATION BANTER

No one is talking anything but about Corona Virus, suddenly in a weeks’ time life has become topsy-turvy, the entire world around has clamped shut. A phenomenon I have never seen in my living...

river

TO CAPTURE THE BEST

We see in a sprinter that every second supposes crucial for a win or lose. Likewise, I, too, felt a level of disappointment when I missed the orange grandeur of sunrise in a matter...

godavari

AMIDST AN EVENT

It will be a brisk event, a two-day reunion of our college batch mates. As one of the organizer I’m anxious about its outcome, how many of my batch mates might show up, would we...

road trip

THE ROAD TRIP

I didn’t intend to carry the heavy camera gear for the short one-day trip for a meeting. But there is a bargain here. I’m familiar with the place I’m visiting, known for its green...

yosemite

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CALIFORNIA)

‘You can’t stop and pull out your camera wherever you find a photo worthy location,’ my Doctor friend driving a hundred lakh expensive Mercedes Benz, worriedly cautioned me. It isn’t India; they are rules...

caves

THE MOGALRAJPURAM CAVES

I watched the caves since my childhood; they stood as though rising from the earth like a huge rock mushroom, haphazardly fenced by the archaeological department. The whole city grew the high-rise structures jamming...

srisailam

WORK, WORSHIP AND TRUSTING GOD

A week before, I visited Srisailam, a five-hour journey on the road. Early in the morning, I hit the rain-washed highway and raced along as the tyres hissing softly on the well-maintained road. Srisailam...

birds

DANCE OF BIRDS

It’s raining without a break transforming everything to appear fresh and soft. After an angry summer, the sweet drops of water has created magic, giving a healthy greenness to bushes and trees on either...