writer – gluttonyguilts

Sandstone shadows

Basking in sunlight but yearning to hide in shadows.

Isn’t it strange that we crave rainfall when it is sweltering hot,Then when the monsoons arrive we bask in them with a plateful of pakodas,Then when the rains continue, we start craving for some sunlight,Then a few days of sunlight and sweatingAnd we yearn for the rainfall again,And this vicious cycle continues!

Mawphlang Diaries

Was lost in someone else’s world Wading through those dreary doldrums Yet you always held my hand Your heart never forgot my essence. Picture taken in 2018, please travel responsibly and safely.Caption taken from my poem “11 years of love ordeal”

Fallen leaf

Forgotten leaf.And life.

Travel adventures – Kavaratti Light House

Never shy away from adventure, even if it means climbing 180 steps barefooted to relish this view. Picture taken in 2018, please travel responsibly and safely.

Book review – Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

For many years, I was frantically searching for a novel series similar to the Harry Potter one but was always unsuccessful in my attempts.📚A few years back, my sister got hooked to the Percy Jackson series and now, after reading two books from the same, I know why. This series is based on Greek God…

Corn village

The corn village or rather Sainji village, is a traveler’s delight near Mussoorie. The villagers/farmers hang these corn cobs on their open courtyards and balconies to dry them out. Picture taken in 2018, please travel responsibly and safely.

Travel shenanigans

Although this place is known as Seven sisters falls, but I couldn’t bring the total count to 7 when it came to counting all the waterfalls in this area. But this weird mathematical anomaly was quickly forgotten when the clouds opened, as they usually do in Cherrapunjee, that receives the second heaviest rainfall in the…