Flapping Footsteps

Back in the mid-2014, while I was about to get hitched, I really wanted our honeymoon to be special. Being a travel addict, and smitten by beautiful landscapes and culture, I am always eager to explore new lands. While I was thinking about the place to wind down after the big fat Indian wedding, I was keener on exploring some place in India than an international trip. But life had some other plans and we ended up booking ourselves for Bali. I did an extensive research on the itinerary with the help of a friend who had been there a year back. And so there we were exploring the beauty of Bali. When one starts exploring Bali, they can truly make out why it’s called as The Land of Gods. An Artist in Ubud From beautiful turquoise water to the volcanic mountains to the cliff side temples to the rice paddy fields and beautiful music, its truly a place that hits your wanderlust chord. As soon as we land in Bali, we get to see the war statues depicted from the Hindu epic Mahabharata ...

               Me and my friends have been doing a monsoon trip every year. It has been a ritual for us no matter we meet some other time of the year or not, but this trip short/long doesn’t matter, we all go and have a good time. It all began with a random trip we took in the monsoons to Mahabaleshwar couple years back and the fun we had has been itched in our minds forever. From there on, every monsoon was eagerly waited for a new place to be explored. For the last 2 years, this ritual is broken and it’s not like an effort was never made but somehow, it just didn’t happen. However, I knew I’d get sometime by the end of year and had already geared up friends to make themselves available, no matter what!! And it was affirmatively agreed upon right away. We all started looking for places where we could ride to for a weekend since that was the only time where all of us could fit in. The priority for this trip was a...

Now that Game of Thrones (GoT) is done and dusted on the show, we are still figuring out the What and How, when it ended. While some are happy about the way show got to its end, many are still reeling with shock on how to handle the aftermath. And just like the political discussions among friends, colleagues or any random person you find in public transport, fandom have been divided with their own perspective ending the show should have had.                Thinking more about the end, makes me wonder and think hard on how our own lives takes a turn without even slightest clue about few things. The very first thought that comes to my mind is, is my destiny just like my father or will it be different? Will I have to go through the same thing just like other elders around me or will I write my own path? Millions of questions popping every passing minute. On the other hand, I sway towards my positive side too. Hec...