Author: saishree

Wish List for Indian Railways

As I write this, the new Modi government is presenting it’s first Railway budget. As someone who loves travelling by train,and someone has traveled extensively by train across the world, I am looking forward to the budget. Having said that,…

Ramzan Feast on Mosque Road

The best things in life require hard work. And sacrifices. Real, tough ones. Keeping this in mind, the hubby stayed hungry all day. Well, lunch was one idli, one pomegranate, and one tea. That was the sacrifice bit. Keeping the…

Croatia – land of surprises

In my generation, if you were not hungry, you were happy. Today’s generation finds it more difficult. Before you dismiss it as the jaded, lazy, and uninspired comment from an unambitious old man, you have to get a bit more…

Love Letter

My dearest mountains, So I can’t deny it really. I did have a fling with the sun, sand and the sea. I have to admit – it was exhilarating! If we have to be honest, then let’s put it all…

Is it just me?

Is it just me who’s bothered?….. or is there nothing to be bothered about? Yesterday’s newspaper had an obscure bit of news – forest fires in Wayanadu, where fires had been started at 15 different places simultaneously; leading to the…

Spiti

  “Let me out!!! Let me out NOW!!!!  NOW I said! Stop this car!! Open this door!” Okay, this is not a rape scene from a Bollywood movie.  That’s actually me screaming and yelling and weeping, well almost. Before anybody…

Kool Musafir

Does anybody remember these water cans? If you are as old as me, or older than me, you would remember these as the Milton water cans that you would carry along with you on long journeys. If you had the…