A visit to the artistic site — I had signed up for a visit to a Waste to Wonder Park. It was named the Bharat Darshan Park. This means that it is a park where you see the whole of India. True to the words it was a sight to behold. What was special here? The first…

Full Frame 52Weeks November Photography Project. — November started with various art and design exhibitions. It was a month when rural and urban artists decided to spread their artwork in different forms. I saw murals, paintings, drawings, portraits, clothes, bags, and traditional artifacts like paper bags, puppets, bean bags, dolls, and useful things like towels, bedcovers, and…

We learn so many lessons through our experiences — Dancing Elephants Press is constantly finding interesting things to do with writer friends. One of the columns that we are starting is called: THE LIFE COLUMN Life is like that. Sweet and sour. Rain and sunshine! Happiness and sadness. It keeps on moving. We have to learn to move along…

I was amazed at the beauty — I recently traveled to Coimbatore, Ooty, and Coonoor. It was my first visit to this part of South India and I immediately noticed that the topography, environment, and weather were all different from the hills in the north of India. The Nilgiri Hills are named as they actually look blue…

In response to the Second Week Prompt Of Nature — I recently visited Ooty with a friend. Ooty is in Tamilnadu and is at a height in the Nilgiri Hills in South India. It is very scenic and when I was there two weeks ago it rained and rained. I still enjoyed being there so much. I did not even…

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Happiness” — Blooms and smiles: Selfie of pure joy I just visited Conoor two weeks ago. I loved the peace and quiet there. The wind blows quietly and the evening breeze is fresh and cool. Your mood lifts and you want to dance. There are a lot of open spaces and no one to bother you. There are few…

Fresh and pure from the garden — I went to my friend’s house on Diwali and she took me to show me her terrace garden. In some flower pots, I saw aubergines hanging. She very courteously offered to give it to me. She was excited. It is pure and organic. So good for health to eat pure…

Life is good when everything is in place — I was climbing a ladder to take out some clothes from my store closet and I felt I would fall. I was wondering what happened to my dependable ladder. My ladder is more like a stool as it has another arm to give it stability. I was getting late as…

A lovely trip to Coimbatore — The plane landed at Coimbatore and my friend and I were excited about our trip to Sadguru’s Ashram. We were told it was 40 kilometers from the airport. When we were close to the ashram we saw the beautiful Nilgiri Hills as we were at its foothills. There was open…