Published in Truthful Experiences·PinnedWhen Tools become DivineAll of us work. Today work is strongly coupled with any activity which derives an economic benefit. Work is just a means to live for many and for few others it is an expression of creativity, passion and inner calling. Then we do a lot of work to sustain and…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Pinned40s — the reckoningHalf way into the 40s, life beckons still! More than half of life gone, assuming a natural life progression and death, what should I reckon from four+ decades which went past? A collection of experiences, encounters and happenings of 45 years behind me— what to make of the future? Death “Death…Death6 min readDeath6 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Jan 29Most Noble KingdomJanuary Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride” — When the kings ruled as slaves. The photo above is of Lord Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala State in India. In July 2011, the temple shot to fame. Hidden vaults and treasures were discovered in one of the cellars in the temple. …History3 min readHistory3 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Jan 23The Source of YogaJanuary Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride” — First guru to propound Yoga — Adiyogi. All of us know Yoga emanated from India. But ever wondered who propounded it or when it was done? Well, there is no certainty on when it was propounded. It may be 10000 or 15000 or even more years back. We also don’t know who propounded Yoga. Traditionally we just…Six Word Photo Story2 min readSix Word Photo Story2 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Jan 22Feast: It’s the time of harvest, joy, and celebrations unique to our land and cultureJanuary Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride” — A plantain full of traditional delicacies. Served in plantain leaves — the traditional Kerala Sadya (feast) is a culinary delight for food aficionados. Being traditionally an agrarian society for centuries, our (Indian) festivals are closely linked to the harvest season and planetary movements. Two major festivals in Kerala around harvest time are Vishu and Onam. In…Six Word Photo Story2 min readSix Word Photo Story2 min read
Published in In Living Color·Jan 5Escapade from tropicsLiving in the tropics means an occasional trip to some nearby hill station can be great succor and escapade from the heat and humidity — What is the best experience of winter one has after spending most part of life in the southern tip of the Indian sub-continent you may ask? …Writing Prompts5 min readWriting Prompts5 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·Dec 18, 2022BoundariesExploring limitations of boundaries and freedom of boundless — We, humans, are boundary builders. We build boundaries for various reasons. For one, we feel safe and secure within our boundaries. In olden days, we started by building pretty basic boundaries with leaves and tree stumps. They were just markings for the edges of our possession. …Photography3 min readPhotography3 min read
Published in Globetrotters·Dec 11, 2022Tryst with elephantsIn the wild or in the city, observing and experiencing elephants is an incredible experience — If you are from the state of Kerala in India, invariably three things must be ingrained in your psyche — rains, drinking hot tea, and elephants. I grew up in Kerala, where for 6–8 months it rains, it either pours or it drizzles. One season it is characterised by just…Elephants7 min readElephants7 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Dec 8, 2022Being VulnerableNature gives enough cues for getting vulnerable: “December Freestyle” — Being vulnerable is precursor to growth We were on a jungle safari, closely watching a stag. He had full-grown beautiful antlers branching off in different ways. And in a spur of the moment, it happened as he spurted out. Dang! the antlers just fell off. The deer sheds his antlers every year. A peacock sheds his…Six Word Photo Story2 min readSix Word Photo Story2 min read
Published in Reciprocal·Dec 4, 2022All trees are specialYour life is not an individual existence. What you exhale, the trees are inhaling; what the trees exhale, you are inhaling. If this was in everyone’s experience, would we have to tell you to plant and protect trees? — Sadhguru I don’t know and I can’t choose a special tree…Reciprocal3 min readReciprocal3 min read
