To fly is a dream we all have fostered since childhood. Be it looking at the birds soar up in sky or watching superman on telly, saving people, flying by. Sadly my decision to go paragliding wasn’t nestled in something so poetic but in the fact that heights scared the living daylights out of me! As someone who thrives on wanderlust, ... Read More »
“What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open. Life swarms with innocent monsters.” – Charles Baudelaire Honestly, when Mr. Baudelaire pronounced these famous words, he probably attached a lot of aesthetic meaning to it, however, when you think of Mumbai in this context, you can take that quote ... Read More »
I was 12 years old at the time. India was facing Pakistan in an irrelevant Group Stage game of the Cricket World Cup (that’s not true, matches with Pakistan are never really irrelevant). Like most Indian kids from the 1990s, I was a cricket fanatic – at least then. Pakistan had batted first and amassed a challenging score of 273 ... Read More »
A modern-day parody unfolds in my house every morning. It is believed that every forest has, but one king; it seems mine has two – not my dad or my mom, but the two maids that run my house and operate for a period of 3 hours combined. Utter pandemonium breaks loose every morning beginning from 9 AM. I’m still ... Read More »
Chatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale was a Maratha warrior from the 13th century! The guy managed to piss off every single mighty Mughal ruler in his time and carved out a unique place in history books for himself and his Mavalas! Reading about his daredevilry, his life and admiring his persona was my favourite part about history class at school. Ever ... Read More »
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