Category: Travel
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Kerala Diaries 2: Travel From Thrissur to Cochin
After spending six days in my husband’s parents’ home which is in a village near Thrissur district, we left for Cochin which is two hours away. I left with a heavy heart. The below lines by Robert Frost came to my mind as I said goodbye. The woods are lovely, dark and deepBut I have […]
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Kerala diaries 1: The neighbourhood
It’s four days since I wrote my last post. I’m in Kerala with my husband’s family. We took a train from Mangalore to Kerala- our first train journey in 6 years. After 7 hours of chugging past stretches of paddy fields, meandering rivers, railway tracks, colourful homes, spotted cows, and people, we finally arrived here […]
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In the land of my forefathers
I wrote this poem on Father’s day but couldn’t post it then as I was traveling. Returning to my hometown after three years and three deaths, wasn’t easy. I wasn’t even sure why I was going there except as a mark of respect for the people who were responsible for the person I am today. […]