Tag: #India

• 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 […]

  Smitha V

  July 4, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #Cochin, #explore, #family, #familyholidays, #India, #keraladiaries, #life, #love, #monsoons, #nature, #people, #SouthIndia, #travelogue, #truth

• A pilgrim’s trip to Kollur, Mookambika temple

  

  This is not a religious blog and yet, I do realize that recently, my posts have been centred around my visits to temples. But, that’s only because I’ve been traveling and these temples are important sites of pilgrimage for Hindus. So, please consider it as a travel post and read on. Last week we flew […]

  Smitha V

  June 23, 2022

  Travel, Experiences

  #childhood, #Hinduism, #India, #kollur, #life, #Mangalore, #memories, #mookambikatemple, #Pilgrimage, #travelogue, #yinandyang

• 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. […]

  Smitha V

  June 21, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry, Travel

  #aftercovid, #childhood, #community, #family, #fathersday, #home, #India, #life, #Mangalore, #memories, #neighbours, #poem, #returninghome, #roots, #SoCs

• Weekend conversation: Something good and something bad- life’s a mixed bag

  

  Happy 18th to my younger one! Finally, the exams ended on Friday, the 20th of May, and she kept me on my toes over the weekend. On the Friday,after the exam ,we went Prom dress fitting and then had dinner to celebrate her18th birthday which fell between the exams. The next day, we had to […]

  Smitha V

  June 4, 2022

  Experiences, Photography

  #birthday, #foodforthought, #goodfriends, #graduation, #happymoments, #India, #life, #mumbaidiaries, #photograph, #quoteoftheday, #sadmoments, #truth, #wakeupcall, #weekendconversation

• NaPoWriMo : Day 25 – Goddess of the Sea

  

  Today’s (optional) prompt is based on the aisling, a poetic form that developed in Ireland. An aisling recounts a dream or vision featuring a woman who represents the land or country on/in which the poet lives, and who speaks to the poet about it. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that recounts a dream […]

  Smitha V

  April 25, 2022

  Poetry

  #aisling, #day25, #GloPoWriMo2022, #goddess, #India, #mumbai, #NaPoWriMo2022, #sea, #tributetothecity, Poetry