My excitement about the drive to Connecticut stemmed out of my love for the show The West Wing. You see, President Jed Bartlet (played by the unmatched Martin Sheen) was from New England. So, it was natural that I wanted to explore that part of the country. I imagine Summer’s excitement was on account of […]
A concrete jungle interspersed with all kinds of human personalities and enterprises – that was my first impression of New York City. Getting on a plane from Los Angeles on the eve of July 4th weekend had its set of challenges. I was a bit anxious having read various articles about expected delays and cancellations. […]
At the age of 11 with some guidance from my friend Sainath, I wrote to NASA expressing my interest in space and astronomy. The stamp for the letter cost around Rs. 40 if I remember correctly but it was totally worth it because 3 months later, I got a package full of stunning pictures of […]
One of the coolest things about my workplace is that we get an entire week off for celebrating the 4th of July. I figured this would be a good time for my first post-COVID trip since I was fully vaccinated and had some travel money saved. I decided to embark on a train ride from […]
I take a lot of pride in the friends I choose. I have always striven to surround myself with exceptional people I can look up to, have meaningful conversations with, and count on for guidance. Most of these people, as one might expect, are writers and artists. On an emotional farewell evening full of scintillating […]
I am studying Information Technology and Management in The University of Texas at Dallas since August 2018. After spending 18 months in Dallas, I returned to Mumbai this December for a short winter break. I wanted to do my best to give my parents and my grandmother a glimpse of my life in at the […]
The earliest memory (and perception) I have of Easter is the song “My name is Anthony Gonsalves” from the 1975 movie Amar Akbar Anthony. In the song, Amitabh Bachchan emerges out of an Easter Egg to break into a Bollywood number about how he is looking for a suitable woman to marry. So, when Dylan […]
We never forget our first international trip! Mine was when I visited Singapore and Thailand and it was special for so many reasons. First, I met the coolest bunch of travel writers and journalists on that trip. Priya, Kiran, Malavika, Nolan, Antoine, Alka, Bindu, Anjali, Anita, Akash, Swapneil, Karuna were all a delight to travel […]
So I spent my Spring 2019 break on a trip that has been the best so far in this country! It all started with New Orleans where I met some wonderful people, visited some marvelous hotspots and ate some delicious food. It is all captured in this fun video which is my attempt to preserve […]