Saturday, July 21, 2007
Goan symphony
Soon enough I shall publish the Goa journey.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
22nd May, 2007
Still in Konkan,
At Osargaon I played cricket after a long time. It rained here today. A slight drizzle but nevertheless the monsoon seems close by. The sad news is that the ipod’s charge is finally over. So without a computer I am going to have a less sonorous
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Photos
shiva temple
i know i am committing a mistake by uploading so many pics up ...it creates competition between me and the pics .. and some people just browse through the pics and say to hell with the words... but cant help words are just those.. words... Images are generally a lot more powerful as compared to words...and even i cant be as good as nature ...
21st May,2007
Early morning alarm failed to wake me up! Grandma got seriously miffed as she missed the bus. She was planning to go to Bhiraonde. Now that’s where she grew up. Its some 30 kms away from the place we were right now.
We tried to get an auto but all efforts went down the drain. But the relentless spirit of the old woman wouldn’t be cowed down. She decided to start walking! And off she went in a huff. Repeated requests to stop were if no avail. Finally we gave up. We walked nearly 4 kms. The spirit of my grandma and more importantly her awe-inspiring fitness at so young {ahem!} an age was exemplary. Finally we managed to find a rickshaw.At her home we visited a Shiva temple. Now I am not much of believer but sometimes one has to toe the line. As we were going towards the temple Abhay sighted a beautiful heron in one of the infinite fields that surrounded us. The picture that u will see is beautiful and when i actually took it, i never thought it would turn out to be this good. It kind of shows that some of the best things happen accidentally.Bhiraonde has some of the most stunning views of the Sahyadris.The whole greenery and blue skies and everything has a soothing effect on you. But we couldnt wait there for too long.
In the afternoon at
Vivek the benevolent Gujju had some great news. He had located a Youth hostel in
20th May,2007 again
Evening came and a sudden feel descended over me! I felt that another longer walk would help me to figure out the trivialities and idiosyncrasies of life. So this time with the fellowship of cousins numbered 4 we set off in the pursuit of adventures. Trekking was what we had in mind. There are 2 hills at about a 3 km distance from our place. We decided to conquer them.
The ascent was not so steep; one again has to be careful of not stepping over innocuous looking rat holes harboring snakes. The climb took about 30 mins. At the top of the hill is a circular water tank. One can climb it and get a panoramic view of the entire region. The Sahyadris look magnificent from the top. Damn if only I had a handicam I would have shot a rock video at that place! The descent was a bit difficult especially with 3 of us wearing floaters and the kid sister wearing of all things wearable-heels!
Yet we managed somehow. We took yesterday’s route again and trudged home in the dark. After 5 kms the little one called out for mercy. She was feeling very thirsty.Somehow we located a shop selling Sprite and again a few divine truths were realized. Gymming helps. The trek was one big hit.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
20th May,2007
In the morning you tend to notice one thing. The villagers wake up very early in the morn and seem to be up and working at about
An important and glaring difference between the city and life here is the means of transport. If you miss a bus then the next one is only after an hour or so. Simply put a few minutes late then you can actually bunk college daily.
Rickshaws have made a quiet foray but again even then it’s really difficult to get one close to where you stay. The telephone then comes to the rescue. A few phone calls and you can have your very own dial-a-rick service. So we were off to the Kankavali town centre to check out the time table and make plans for the
I called up Vivek Shah who was already in
like the flowing river
Sample these and ponder on:
Be like a flowing river,
silent in the night,
Be not afraid of the dark,
if there are stars in the sky, reflect them back,
if there are clouds in the sky,
Remember, clouds like the river are water,
so, gladly reflect them too,
in your own tranquil depths….”