Blogs

These are written accounts of travels and experiences

  • Pahalgam – The unforgettable pony ride in paradise

    Little did we know about the adventures that awaited us! Roddur had been very eager since he rode a horse in Darjeeling and a camel in Jaisalmer. I was very sceptical since in Darjeeling, I mounted one and got down… Continue reading

    Pahalgam – The unforgettable pony ride in paradise
  • Out of containment

    I have been familiar with the term cantonment since childhood well into my forties. But ‘containment’ had never been so up close and personal. We contain harmful chemicals, angry bulls, rising water levels so on and so forth but humans… Continue reading

    Out of containment
  • The Benefits of Organic Farming

    Chemical fertilizers are one of the cornerstones of the Green Revolution in India. They drastically increase the yield of crops grown in the fields. However, they have their own drawbacks. Continue reading

    The Benefits of Organic Farming
  • The Periodic Table

    In 1871, Mendeleev published his periodic table in a new form, with groups of similar elements arranged in columns rather than in rows, and those columns numbered I to VIII corresponding with the element’s oxidation state. He also gave detailed… Continue reading

    The Periodic Table
  • Space Elevators

    A space elevator is a theoretical structure stretching from Earth to space, which allows the transport of materials and spacecraft from Earth to space and vice-versa, without the use of a rocket. Continue reading

    Space Elevators
  • Making of Anoushrayan – Entering the teens

    I love to see things grow, and a human baby is one of the most intriguing of all. All this time since birth to his 12th birthday, Anoushrayan had been changing slowly – the face, the structure, the voice and… Continue reading

    Making of Anoushrayan – Entering the teens