Triund Top: Everything You Need to Know to Accomplish this Trek

During my bachelor's days, I remember preparing an itinerary for Dharamsala and McLeodganj, since I was passionate about starting my own travel agency. As far as I could recall, I did include 'Triund Trek' in the itinerary back then. However, after seven years of writing and accomplishing the Triund trek, I feel there is a wide gap between what I perceived then and what it actually is. Isn't it true that every trek is unique, with its own beauty and challenges?

Acrostic: Moonlit Evening

Acrostic is a kind of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase, with each line describing or relating to the chosen word. Mother Earth embraces the moon Obeisance paid by the Sun at noon Opulence adored by the vastness of the sky Night and day go by … Continue reading Acrostic: Moonlit Evening →

How Far Can You Go for a View?

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart" — Confucius I was at home for a week to be a part of celebrations like Rakshabandhan, Independence Day and Shri Krishna Janmasthami. It's been years since I stayed at home during this part of the year. I wanted to relish these festivals, the rainy season and those … Continue reading How Far Can You Go for a View? →

Book Review: Deewar Me Ek Khidki Rehti Thi

Nothing significant happens in this book. Still, everything feels alluring. Can you write a novel upto 245 pages, that too, around the everyday life of some ordinary characters, without any significant plot or sub-plot? Some of you might say, 'What's a big deal about it?' But the real question isn't 'can', rather it's 'why'. Why … Continue reading Book Review: Deewar Me Ek Khidki Rehti Thi →

A Villanelle: The Golden Shower of Summer

"Captured in a villanelle consisting of 19 lines" Timelessness of nature's art! O, flowers of the golden shower! From where did you learn the art of Adoring the bower Thou art lovely and selfless at any hour Assisted by the winds blowing through the trough O, flowers of the golden shower! Starts in Autumn, blooms … Continue reading A Villanelle: The Golden Shower of Summer →

Discovering Divine Bliss: A Two-Day Ayodhya Visit Guide

Find solace in the silence of sacred walls -Anonymous Whenever my friends ask me for a trip to any holy place, I appear a bit reluctant because I know/wish I'd travel with my family someday. After all, the only trip my family ever agrees to is a trip to a religious place. This two-day trip … Continue reading Discovering Divine Bliss: A Two-Day Ayodhya Visit Guide →

Life@IIT Mandi

One among the new IITs, IIT Mandi is remotely located as well as uniquely situated in the lap of the Himalayas, about 20 km away from Mandi town. The engineering marvel left me awestruck by the way it had been constructed after carving out the mighty rocks and the mountains. Spread across two campuses, the … Continue reading Life@IIT Mandi →

Dhanaulti: A Perfect Weekend Gateway

Several quotes like Mountains are calling and I must go, the mountains are my happy place, where I feel most alive, Adventure awaits the mountains, There is no Wi-Fi in the mountains, but you will find a better connection etc are often quoted to inspire the self to explore places located amidst mountains. Many a … Continue reading Dhanaulti: A Perfect Weekend Gateway →

An Evening without Cell Phone

Fed up with the prolonged use of ‘screens’ in this digital world, Samarth decided to spend a few hours without scrolling the cell phone. Having decided to cut down its use, he spent enough money converting the online materials into hardcopy. Now, someone will say that I am wasting paper. Yeah, it's true but in … Continue reading An Evening without Cell Phone →

Unfamiliarity

'We imitate nature, nature imitates us' Some incidents can shake us so profoundly that we're compelled to question the law of nature. Why and what are the questions which keep agitating our minds unless we are answered. Most of the time, we have to let go of the questions in absence of answers, perhaps due … Continue reading Unfamiliarity →