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Tag Archives: adventure
Radical friendship and the end of the guru
Again I catch a glimpse of a recalibration of the politics of the knower, the known and the as yet unknower/unknown. I see Liberation Camaraderies replacing Mystical Theocracies. Continue reading
Posted in epoche, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Bodhgaya, Buddhism, disciple, enlightenment, friendship, Ganges, guru, India, Kumare, Laxman Jhula, liberation, Mahabodhi, Rishikesh, saddhu, solo female traveler, solo traveler, spirituality, Tibetan Buddhism, travel, travel writing, Upaddha Sutta, Vikram Gandhi
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Hitchhiker’s guide to duality
Surely, the man wasn’t going to tear Prem’s arm out of his socket while he was driving! Even cannibals must have some code of honour, even if they are short on table manners. Continue reading
Posted in epoche, Moving on...., Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, aghori, Buddha, bull elephants, cannibalism, crush car, dangerous, Dehradun, elephant, forest, India, monsoon, Rajaji National Park, Rishikesh, Rishikesh-Dehradun highway, River Ganges, saddhu, Sal tree, solo female traveler, spirituality, taxi, travel, travel writing, tuskers, Uttarakhand
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My scalp itches for release
Every morning from the steps of Meer Ghat, I hear the unmistakable sound of middle-aged and elderly women getting their heads shaved. The act of shaving is silent. The sound is the barrage of instructions lobbed at their young male … Continue reading
Posted in epoche, Kashi, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, beauty, Benares, Ganges, karma, Karnataka, pilgrimage, shave head, Varanasi, women
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Left hand urve
Don’t worry about getting lost once in a while. It’s an occupational hazard of all explorers…
A new adventure
Nothing quickens the spirits quite like a new adventure
Call of the void
It was one of those conversations. The kind that packs enough fuel for the musings of a life time. It began in the restless banality of a Sainsbury’s check out line in the heart of Camden Town. I had just … Continue reading
The touching
Sunil and I wander down to his boat and sit on the undulating water, watching the day unfurl. A man descends the ghat steps, a small monkey grins at us from his shoulder. Sunil notices where my interest is going. … Continue reading
Posted in Kashi, Moving on...., Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, burning ghats, cremation, Dom, ghat, India, journal, kashi, Meer Ghat, monkey, River Ganges, travel, travel writing, untouchable, Varanasi, writing
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Tales from the time mandala
The ghats of Varanasi are the arms of the Ganges, supporting the devout as they wash away their sins or burn the bodies of those past sinning. Of all these sets of stone steps that lead to the water’s edge, … Continue reading
Posted in Kashi, Moving on...., Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, Ganges river, ghat, Hindu, Hinduism, India, journal, kashi, mandala, Meer Ghat, mystery, time, travel, travel writing, Varanasi
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!ncomprehensible !ndia: yet another piece of the code
It first hit me as I threw a Snickers wrapper into a rubbish bin in the city of Mysore. The bin was shaped and painted like a snowman, which in the 40 degree heat made me feel even hotter than … Continue reading
Rakesh and the seventh stone
‘In the arms of Mother Ganga, To sleep the sleep of the stainless once more.’ Rakesh grew weary of fishing for customers, his line coming up empty each time. It was getting dark now, and the lights along the ghats … Continue reading
Posted in Kashi, Moving on....
Tagged adventure, Asia, cobra, fable, fairytale, fiction, Ganges, India, kashi, magical realism, myth, short story, spirituality, story, travel, Varanasi
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