“Come,Watson come! The game’s afoot.” If I can think of one line, which aptly describes the situation prevalent when I was between 9 years to about 13 years of age i.e. from about 1989 to roughly 1993, then the above written and quite famous line spoken by my favorite fictitious character – Sherlock Holmes to …
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Homecoming.
A story. It was that time of the year! The time when everything seems rosy, when the air is crisp, clear and fragrant; the sky is a healthy shade of blue, without even a speck or wisp of a cloud; and the sun is bright but gentle. It was the time to go home and …
Nothing Ever Happens Here…
A story. I boarded the Maglev, which was going towards the mining dome, in the most crowded compartment and stood in the centre amongst fellow travellers. Statiscally, I had the least chance of detection in the train now. Realistically, however, it did not matter….did not matter at all..It was just a matter of time before …
The Truck driver.
A story. “How can you say that you can’t save his leg? Don’t you understand how important one’s limb is for a person? What sort of a doctor are you… Can’t you even try?” said a man standing in the front row of the crowd rather angrily. Doctor sanjay, who was one year senior to …
Getting immersed in the brilliance of an inverted temple :- Rani ki vav.
Sometimes it so happens that a wonderful destination is within one’s grasp, so much so, that one only has to venture out of one’s place and get going to that destination, which is at an arm’s length from one’s abode, without any planning and without working out any micro-details of the trip – it’s such …
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Traveling in the fantasy land!..
Hello all….I have been rather busy last few days, too caught up in the profession to either travel or write something here. But surely I wasn’t sitting idle in my mind, rather was traveling in the realms of fantasy – a luxury and a birthright, awarded to all who take birth on this planet, and …
Misgivings of a traveller…
If you are wondering, o! wise reader, that why I have posted this ‘ghazal’ (penned by me, ‘Shikhar’ is my pseudonym), here, on this space which schreechingly says that it’s a blog about my travels; then you are not wrong in being confused and feeling incredulous. In the introductory line of this blog, i have …
Preventive and social medicine?
An orthopaedician’s cup of woes runneth over. “She is having a lot of pain in her heels, specially the right one. She cannot stand and work for even ten minutes in the kitchen…Please do something doctor.” I turned a stern gaze at the lady who had spoken these words – burly, middle-aged and with greying …
Welcome to My New Blog
This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates. सैर कर दुनिया की ग़ाफ़िल, ज़िन्दगानी फिर कहाँ, ज़िंदगी गर कुछ रही तो ये जवानी फिर कहाँ। -ख़्वाजा मीर दर्द Travel the world o! …
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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The 'Knee'dy Traveller 