by Priyanka | Jun 19, 2022 | In Spirituality, India, South India
Roughly 7 km from my rental apartment in Coimbatore’s fun neighbourhood of RS Puram, lies the lovely temple of Perur. I would have passed it by as any other south Indian temple except that people around me keep mentioning this powerful temple. Way back in 2006,...
by Priyanka | Jun 11, 2022 | India
On my travels, social media interactions and volunteering with various organizations like Isha’s Rally for Rivers project, I came in touch with Ganesan anna. A farmer from Tamil Nadu who was (surprisingly) already active on Twitter. Intrigued, I decided to find...
by Priyanka | Dec 6, 2021 | In Spirituality, North India
My first trip to the mighty Himalayas was to Garhwal – Gangotri dham. It was way back in the 2003-ish years. We hadn’t seen a single image of the Himalayas except some calendar brochure shots, which I quickly disbelieved. So, when my mother insisted, and...
by Priyanka | Jan 20, 2021 | In Spirituality, India, South India
Auroville can be a surreal experience on our first visit. It is a mix of forest and urban living. There are many different communities within the ashram which feel disjointed until we understand how it all works. Many first-time visitors may have a tough time in...
by Priyanka | Jan 15, 2021 | India, Vegetarian Food, West India
We are past the festival of Uttaran or Makar Sankranti – the time when locals here near Ahmedabad, Gujarat say the cold will start to diminish. The past winter months, I have had a gala time here in this Trimandir ashram gorging on amazing Gujarati food...
by Priyanka | Dec 9, 2020 | India, West India
On a laidback, sleepy Friday morning we headed to Surat airport to drop of my uncle. We then decided to ride to Dumas for a quick exploration as it is only 7 kms from Surat airport. These were still COVID lockdown days and a weekday morning, so we got a fairly empty...
