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The Mono Acting mindset

During my schooling years, we had this unique competition of “Mono Acting” – Enacting a drama on the stage where one plays role of multiple characters, usually two. We ask a question to another person, switch sides, be that other person and answer that question, switch back, and the conversation goes on. You can callContinueContinue reading “The Mono Acting mindset”

The two beautiful Greek Islands

Greece has around 6000 islands and when people think of Greece, its mostly about these beautiful islands. Our Greek adventure started in Athens and then we took Ferries to reach its islands. Many know Santorini, the most famous of all these islands – This was not to be missed. Apart from this, we wanted toContinueContinue reading “The two beautiful Greek Islands”

Travel to Greece & Italy – DIY

Europe is always in the travel bucket list for most of us in India. Afterall, Europe has captivated people since long time thanks to the local movie industry and through the history & geography lessons imparted at school. Although well worth the visit, it’s definitely quite heavy on the purse. As Indians, we always areContinueContinue reading “Travel to Greece & Italy – DIY”

A subject you would go back and study

Aishani, our daughter, always surprises me with her curious food-for-thought questions. A while back, during her ongoing exams, she posed an interesting question to me: “Papa, if you had chance to go back in time and study any subject, which one would it be?”. She has seen me as someone who loves Mathematics, as IContinueContinue reading “A subject you would go back and study”

Book Review – Part 2- The Silk Roads – A new history of the world

Hope the first part of my review for this book got you excited about the brief history of the center of the world and the learnings we could take from the past. If you haven’t read the Part-1 of this blog yet, I recommend you read it first to set the right context. In thisContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Part 2- The Silk Roads – A new history of the world”

Book Review – The Silk Roads – A new history of the world – Part 1

I have always been a huge fan of history, and I truly believe in the quote that “History belongs to the victors”. The history told to us over the years, in the form of textbooks or documentaries or even common folklores, are typically from a point of view, mostly from the victors and is mostlyContinueContinue reading “Book Review – The Silk Roads – A new history of the world – Part 1”

Jaipur – An incredible heritage site entrenched in Chaos and Apathy

In the December of 2022, we had embarked on a 9-day long trip to western Rajasthan. A trip in December 2023 to Jaipur in the Eastern side would then complete the missing jigsaw puzzle of the Rajasthan touristic circuit. The western Rajasthan trip was booked via Nivalink agency, this Jaipur one we decided to doContinueContinue reading “Jaipur – An incredible heritage site entrenched in Chaos and Apathy”

Varanasi – A thorough amalgam of chaos, serenity and culinary delights

This trip was a long time pending. Also known as Kashi and Benaras, Varanasi is one of the most famous ancient cities in the world, having a reputation of being chaotically beautiful. On a visit to Tibet, we had met a German lady who mentioned she had visited Varanasi. When I asked how her experienceContinueContinue reading “Varanasi – A thorough amalgam of chaos, serenity and culinary delights”

Amazing Langkawi

There are places where you yearn for time to just halt, to soak in more and more of the ambience, truly wonderful that these moments are. Langkawi was one such brilliant place. July 2023 Our flight landed at Langkawi landed just past noon; the spectacular aerial views that the island offered from the comfort ofContinueContinue reading “Amazing Langkawi”