The city of Mysore holds a very special place in my heart because that’s where I began a very important journey of my life. My corporate voyage began at a beautiful campus in the outskirts of Mysore, which spanned through many a hillocks and almost felt like a holiday resort. But the fact is that training at Infosys … [Read more…]
Even though I crave for everything offbeat, Mussoorie was one super touristy place that I always wanted to visit. I know something doesn’t quite fit right in my opening line, but then aren’t ironies always beautiful? I had this belief that there must be something extraordinary about the Queen of Hills, hoping that a part of its … [Read more…]
A rainy night. I am on a rickety old Punjab Roadways bus from Delhi to Chandigarh, Punjabi folk songs playing in the background. Water dripping from the AC ducts. The young man seated next to me seems to be ignorant of everything and is snoring loudly. I pretend to sleep but the volume of music is … [Read more…]
My earliest memories of Ramadan are the ones that date back to the days when it was still called Ramazan, before its fancy Arabic synonym took over. Those were simpler and secular times when a largely Hindu neighborhood ensured that the fasting members of the single Muslim family in the area were well taken care of and not bothered unnecessarily. … [Read more…]
