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Not perfect but carry on Jeeves
Read more: Not perfect but carry on JeevesAs I’m writing this, I can barely keep my eyes open. I’m as pleased as punch of course, if I have got the words right. You see yesterday, I was sitting in my chair when what should happen….Jeeves, will you come along, we have a story to tell… You see when you hear a West End…
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Canal town
Read more: Canal townThe boat was moored to the left, right behind the tiny brick house. From the car, I could see two more wooden hulls swaying slightly in the greenish hue of the water. Every house, the ones painted in garish shades or the ones with the fading walls, had a boat tied at the back. Half-submerged stone…
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A trip on the religious side
Read more: A trip on the religious sideIt’s quiet outside. Just a few men in white drapes, clung over their shoulders and wrapped at the waist. The women trailing behind are in black burqas; the younger ones, in colourful long scarves that reach their fingers. Scrambling in the opposite direction, Labaik on our lips as taught by the maulana, we enter the…
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On the tiger’s trail
Read more: On the tiger’s trailAn hour away from the chilly air of Ooty, you will see peacocks strutting on the sidewalks as if out on a daily routine. A little ahead, a family of langurs (monkeys) perched on the dividers and trees will eye you cautiously as you pass by in your car/jeep. And just like that, a herd of…
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Three Women in a boat
Read more: Three Women in a boatThere were three of us – me, mom and my sis. We had just reached Gateway to catch the boat. Well, technically it was a ferry boat, with more than a dozen people on board but that doesn’t matter. If you haven’t taken a ferry ride before, you definitely must. Barring the queue, the mad…
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A Thousand Mornings 