Category: India
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Auroville and Matri Mandir, Pondicherry
15km from the city is the Auroville. This is also where the Matri Mandir – an intriguing meditation complex made by the Mother and Aurobindo is located. My first view of this center was a sense of lot of ‘disjoint’ communities working together. It probably felt disjoint because the different building complexes are some distance…
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One month on the Road
I finally uploaded my trip photos, it is a tricky task because I have not yet figured out which photo platform to opt for longer use. Travel photographs is a topic for another blog post 🙂 Currently I want to write more about my 1 month road trip, I never got down to writing about…
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Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry
The term ‘Aurobindo Ashram’ commonly refers to the many different units within Pondicherry that are affiliated to the organisation set up by Aurobindo and Mother. Auroville is another distinct settlement which also houses the Matri Mandir – a unique meditation temple. Like mentioned earlierPondicherry city is integrated with the Aurobindo Ashram. Typically painted grey and…
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Working off my laptop in different cities of India
So this is an usual question that I need to answer almost everyday I am travelling as I do have to work! My internet connections services are tata photon plus and joiku on my mobile that allows me to use my airtel mobile internet off the laptop. Both the connections are fairly good but I…
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Pondicherry
Once I booked my tickets to Pondicherry, everyone that I told I was going to this city would inevitably say ‘Wow I always wanted to go to Pondicherry’! Well, I am here and its a pretty lovely place! Its a quaint town as I had pictured with a mix of people. There are foreigners, some…