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Our long awaited road trip to the holy town of Kumbakonam at last materialised in December 2019. We decided to visit the temples we had never visited and formed a list. Staying at Raya Grand close to Maha Magam tank was an advantage as the major temples in Kumbakonam town was within walking distance. Kasi Viswanathar Temple Kumbakonam At about 4 PM we walked to the...
After a successful climb up the Vindhyagiri which houses the magnificient monolithic statue of Gomateshwara we decided we were fit enough to try the hill just opposite Vindhyagiri, called the Chandragiri. It seemed like a cakewalk compared to the climb we just did. So with lots of enthusiasm we climbed up the hillock whose history dates back to 2000 years to the...
The steep climb up the Vindyagiri hills in Sravanabelgola, in Hassan District, Karnataka was at about 10 am. The sun was shining brightly but not blazing hot. We were able to climb the 700 odd rock cut steps after many stops to gasp at the panoramic view as well as to catch our breath. Regulars seemed to be sprinting up much to our amazement. There is a tank in the...
First Step First Day at School First Cycle Ride First Stage performance First Speech First race on Sports Day First Sleepover First day of Board exam First day of college First car ride First day at husband’s house First Missed Period And so on… The palpitations continue Our moms went through this, It’s now us, Tomorrow its her. Life is never trite...
Even before I make my first cup of coffee I have to switch it on. Switch the Wifi Modem on. The emails, the facebook notifications and the Viber messages would start pinging away in unison. Various ring tones would fill the silence. I usually take my phone to the kitchen lest all the pings and tings and ting tongs and the beeps wake up the household, especially...
Where are you?My dear son,Where are you?I search among the passengersfor his radiant face.Hi Ma, Hi Pa!Dear me, hasn’t he changed?My dear son, where is theshy quiet boy who bid usGood-bye four years ago? In the car, back homeI fondly listen to hisAnimated talk about theLand he loves, the land ofThe statue of liberty But he becomes tongue-tiedMy dear son, as we draw...
I eagerly await to envisage Your earnest faces Your enthusiasm is an encouragement to me. The effort with which you carry your Encumbering bag is a Paradox to your exuberant self. I enthusiastically stand before you To educate In an eloquent, enterprising or efficient way. You elapse into rapt attention For you love to be enlightened. Your eagerness elevates me to...
I sat on the couch feeling despair and dismay At the thought of the foreboding test the next day With great will I banished all pessimistic thoughts And decided to dwell on something gay. Very soon my mind went to her, a loving soul My best performance in school was her goal She loved children of any age And encouraged them...
“Please tell me this is a dream…I will wake up any time now….and this horrible incident will just be a nightmare which will be forgotten in hours or days…” I tell myself..I ‘will’ my mind to wake up so that I can start all over again and this would not have happened. Have any of you felt like that in life? But, of course...
And once again the same hospital room. Appa liked Room 202 as it was airier than the rest. It wasn’t like the dark, musty smelling 204. The chemotherapy should start at 10 am if all goes well. “Go and see what happened to the blood report” That is appa’s order to me, every 15 minutes. Things move at their own pace here at this hospital. Nobody is in any particular...