Travelling to Ranikhet in the summer of 2016 It was the peak of summers and Gurgaon was boiling. We needed a respite from the grime and sweat and from our own flaring tempers. The hills around Ranikhet in Uttarakhand were alive with the peace we were craving for. So we surrendered unabashed to its allure only to return excited, energized and euphoric. With the numerous choices laid bare owing to the locational advantages of Delhi, we had a difficult time making our selection. We chose Ranikhet because we were enticed…
Month: October 2018
Short Story – The Room Below
The Fear Mira was scared. They seemed to be all over the place. The men in white wearing stiff black caps with huge black pistols hugging their waists. She did not know why but the sight of uniformed police men swarming her neighbour’s compound made her go cold. “There! There! Can you see his legs hanging? Can you see it Mira?” Latika, her maid, was pointing out to her excitedly. “Stop it Latika!” her mother had chided the maid. “Take Mira downstairs. Can’t you see she is scared?” Saddened at…
Uttarakhand Hikes – On the Serpent’s Trail
Uttarakhand Hikes – Exploring the Dhaulinag Temple We count the hike to Dhaulinag temple as one of our most exciting Uttarakhand Hikes. Our stay in Vijaypur, Uttarakhand, was quite an eventful experience to say the least of it. It was spiked with allergy bites, back breaking falls (which still makes it difficult for me to remain seated for long), a swim in the boisterous mountain rivers, overturning of Kayaks and many more. On the whole it was exhilarating, exasperating and ecstatic. Though difficult to believe, but it was stupendously stress relieving.…
