Category: Aside
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Sattal Solo: Between Sounds, Sightings and Stillness
Only one is a wanderer. Two together are always going somewhere. This time, I went alone. To Sattal, in Kumaoni Uttarakhand. Not entirely alone, of course. There were guides, fellow travellers, shared sightings, and quiet conversations along forest paths. It was my first solo trip after marriage, and more than that, my first journey where…
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Following Dikshitar – a Map Made of Music
The first time I tried to reach Srivanchiyam, I failed. It was already warm when I arrived at Nannilam bus stand, the kind of Tamil Nadu heat that settles into the concrete and waits patiently. I had come by bus from Tiruvarur, guided by something far less reliable than a timetable — a line from…
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A Table for Two in a City of Excess
Dubai is rarely understated. It builds upward, outward and often beyond proportion, and its dining scene follows the same instinct — skyline terraces, dramatic interiors, tasting menus designed to unfold like theatre. Excess is not something the city apologises for; it is part of its confidence. And we have enjoyed it. Over the years, Dubai…
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Kerala Kshetradanam — Returning to Sacred Spaces
Kerala’s sacred spaces unfold differently — not as destinations to be completed, but as moments that gather meaning through return. We come back to these temples not in search of answers, but to place ourselves within spaces shaped for attention and stillness.. Over time, these visits have become less deliberate and more instinctive. Familiar roads,…