“Golden Years” by Ruskin Bond: A Journey Through Time

The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life by Ruskin Bond My rating: 5 of 5 stars In the arrival of “Golden Years” from Ruskin Bond, I found myself transported to a bygone era—a time when the world moved at a gentler pace, and the written word held a magical allure. As the...

In the Court of the Ranee of Jhansi

In the Court of the Ranee of Jhansi: Other Travels in India by John LangMy rating: 2 of 5 stars"In the Court of the Ranee of Jhansi" starts off with a bang, promising tales of the fierce queen, only to pivot to the less riveting diaries of the local zamindars. It's like buying a ticket...

First Motorcycle ride – Lansdowne to Pauri -1

An account of my first long motorcycle ride and how it changed the way I view travels. It took me to observe my childhood and a peek at my ancestral history to recognise it.

Motorcycling To Maldevta and beyond

So there was a company and a responsible fellow motorcyclist with time on his hands - a perfect recipe for forging some riding memories, most of which have turned out to be pleasant and quite a bit of a surprise for me as a Dehradun resident.

1982 – Lost at Nag Tibba Trek

Back in 1981 or 1982 just after my student life I with one of my friends planned a trek for ‘Nag Tibba’. A very scenic hill that allows viewing Himalayan range from open perspective at around 9000 feet.

Daredevil – The yellow Indian wasp

Though I remain fairly experienced in encounters with fearsome insects as I have my share of insect stings, bites and spray burns during my growth to adulthood, but those experiences was nothing compared to the one I now faced.