In 2018, the Mahavir Janma Kalyanak or the birth anniversary of Mahavir Swami happened on 29th March. I was then in Tiruvannamalai. Typically on these ‘big’ days, I like to visit a Jain temple. So while there are a few…
“How much do you spend while traveling?” is a question that I have been frequently asked. And I have been meaning to write posts on travel expenses for a long time. People often assume that travel is a lot more…
The Adiyogi visit is powerful for many devotees. This post is an attempt to help you make it even better…
Earlier, in April, came the auspicious day of Chaitri Poonam or the Full moon of the Chaitra month for Jains. It is the day the first disciple of Adinath, Pundrik Swami got enlightened. And along with him crores of other…
(I didn’t click this pic, it’s from Pixabay.com 🙂 ) I had that solo hiking situation in Andalucia, Spain where I eventually got lost and had to be rescued. Well, yes, the latter part of it – getting lost, accepting…
It’s 1 AM and I am sitting awake in bed. I don’t think I can sleep as the tummy has a roller-coaster running inside. I am not entirely sure what caused this but maybe that Fried Rice I had last…
“I am going to learn kalaripayattu in Kerala.” What’s that? was the first response from most people. After explaining that it is the world’s oldest martial artform, people thought it was a cool thing to do. It is also unusual…
Here I am in Kozhikode (pronounced Co-Li-co-Day), Kerala for a week of Kalaripayattu. As with Kalari, this is also my first experience with Kerala – I am staying at my teacher’s (respectfully called Gurakkal) homestay, getting vegetarian Malabar food (without…
When I am not “on the road”, my base is Mumbai at my parents house. Naturally, when I am there, I wish to explore and uncover interesting stories. This implies heritage walks, chit-chatting with people from different strata of life,…