It is Where Peace Is

The aunty who was in charge of the kitchen was a sweet little middle-aged lady. Her cheeks were pink from prolonged cold and wrinkles below her eyes. She wore a spectacle which mostly slipped down to the tip of her nose and remained there till she put it back where it should have been worn.

Hot Noodles on a Cold Evening

The forest air smelled sweet and wild; coupled up with the strong essence of petrichor and alstonia trees. We trekked up the road over to the hill top from the foothills and reached an eatery. A quick glance through it’s small shabby kitchen revealed an old man preparing little delicate dumplings in a hot steam

The Western Sky

There is something miraculously detoxifying about the western sky at sunset. The birds cruise high up in the sky amidst the empyreal canvas amalgamated with gold, orange, azure, violet and crimson by the flowing river water.  The warm-cold breeze across my face tangling my hair takes me right into a Keatsian world. Far somewhere I

On a Mellow Evening

A rajbari with an adjacent Dighi and amidst it stands an age old temple with dark cold stone floor. A cold balming wind flows over the fresh lake water and the balcony skirting it at one side overlooks lotus leaves, duckweed, algae and tall grass. A local courts fish with his bait and others join

One such Modern Love

He kept lying on the ground keeping his head on my thighs and his sceptical dreamy eyes kept watching the chunks of cloud that sailed above us. He seemed lost; his mouth almost wide open in wonder. I wanted to know what he was thinking. The soil was moist from the rain last night. I

Land of Dorje

Darjeeling was found in 19th century by the British as their summer getaway. Known as the “Queen of Hills”, it is located in the eastern Himalayan range. Darjeeling is best known for it’s tea estates and has a  Tibetan influence in their craft, culture and cuisine. Recognized internationally for its distinctive tea production, Darjeeling tea