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Exploring Western Ghats : Part 9 : Kalpetta Wayanad

Exploring Western Ghats : Part 9 : Kalpetta Wayanad

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Kalpetta, Wayanad / May 16 – May 20 After a fun weekend full of some really nice drives and staying closer to nature, it was time to move closer to […]

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  • CLIMBING A WATERFALL!!! . 🌊Yes, getting isolated at home is fun, but so is in the middle of a forest along the trails of a waterfall that could be walked or even climbed. . . 🌊Few months back, we drove from the city of Chaing Mai to Bua Tong waterfalls (60 kms). It is wonderful option for a weekend getaway as well as for some isolation & seclusion if that is what you are looking for amidst the hustle bustle of Chiang Mai city. . 🌊I always had this temptation of walking/climbing a waterfall whenever I found one on our roadtrips. But couldn't do it ever as it is obviously not advisable to walk on the moist surfaces that are typically found around the waterfalls. . . 🌊But this one is an exception as the rocks around the fall have a specific chemical composition which makes it STICKY & keeps you away from slipping. And you can climb a waterfall just like BAAHUBALI 😜💁🏻 . 🌊I am happy that I got done with this one thing in my checklist before this #apocalyptica 🙄 . . #quarantimedreams #archived #throwbacktravel #shetravels #followmytravel #travelmore #travelista #travelwithme #femmetravel #girlmeetsworld #jetsettingchicks #travelgirl #sheexplores #sheisnotlost #girlslovetravel #wildernessbabes #adventureladies #thailand #chiangmai #stickywaterfalls #buatongwaterfall
  • READING LITTLE WOMEN #feministbooksin2020 . . Tale of lovely March Sisters is all about what a feminist girl is like, when she is growing up but is not aware of being one !!! (Especially the character Jo) . . You can clearly see the difference between the feminism that was practiced/required/developed in the uptight conservative British culture of early 19th century (presented in Pride & Prejudice) & the one that was being developed in individualistic working-class of America in the late 19th century (presented in Little Women). . . In Little Women, these young budding feminists (March Sisters) had strong support of a mother who is aware as well as awakened of her rights & duties both, as a woman. Unlike, Pride & Prejudice, the feminist woman here need not fight her immediate family members about how she would like to get married (or not all 🙅🏻). Instead, the mother here instills the right wisdom in her daughters about how & why they should choose or be chosen by men. . . Also, the book highlights how it is important for women to earn their own living without worrying about social taboos & prejudices of social circle that might come along. How a woman can be strong & self sufficient both without having to compromise on her feminity!!!! A woman's job is not only to dress good & get married but also to read, write & be financially independent. . . But the most astonishing part of the book is how Louisa May Alcott was able to conceptualise 'an intimate friendship' between a man & a woman (Jo & Laurie) in that era, which is rare even today. . . We have tendencies to start thinking of our friend as a beloved, the only logical step of a strong deeply connected friendship. But then friendship & love are not sequential processes, they may be two completely different paths taken with two different persons without having to compromise on the intensity of either. . . And that is the most important takeaway from the #feminist work of Louisa May Alcott. A woman can be in as much need of a close friend as she is in, of a wonderful husband to sail through her life. . . #feministbooks #littlewomen #joandlaurie #louisamayalcott #bibliophiles #stayathome #21lockdown
  • SETTING UP MY READINGCORNER for #weekendreading. . . When this #stayathome & #socialdistancing has been demanding & frustrating for many, it has not been overwhelming for Kulbir & I, since we have been in a way doing #homequarantine for almost 6 years now 🤣I left my banking job in 2014 and started #remotework like Kulbir. Since then we both have been together 24X7, 365 🙄😬 . . I believe, irrespective of the fact whether you need to stay home for longer durations or not, you should build one very thoughtfully because this is the place where you rejuvenate or recreate. Even if you are into a 9-5 job or one with awkward hours, invest a lot in your home in terms of thought & time (not just money). Design it in a way that it brings closer to YOURSELF. . . When we built this house 3 years back, we were very particular about identifying our spaces for 'activity' & 'rest' as well as corners to carry out our favorite activities. Even before the house was ready for interiors, I was very sure about how I wanted spaces to be for library, reading, home office, laundry, cooking, exercise & a bit of drawing as well as some DIY. . . Since we are long-term slow travelers, out for mostly 4-6 weeks at a time, we were often asked why so much investment in terms of thought, time & even money when you guys are not home most of the time. I am like, more the reason we should be thoughtful since we need to slow down and rejuvenate after long, demanding & tiresome trips made across different cultures & climates. HOME IS YOUR RESET BUTTON. . . As soon as I saw this balcony, I was absolutely sure how this would be one of the corners for long reading hours over a weekend. This corner in the #home has lot of light, peace and a kind of intimacy that one needs as a reader. . . What do you think about this #readingcorner at my #home? Tell me about yours...... . . Home Interiors : @jhil.jain @amit.dwa . . #inthetimesofcorona #remoteworkers #workfromhome #bibliophiles #readingcorner #lifefromhome #stayhome #homedecor #workfromhomelife #workingfromhomelife #roadtripcouple #digitalnomads #digitalnomadsofindia #whitecurtains #intimesofcorona #quarantineandchill #quarantinelife #21lockdown
  • Has it ever happened to you while you play with those little fingers & rubbing your nose into the hair. The child sitting in your lap, suddenly turns around and looks up to you! Wondering with those big glittering hopeful eyes asking you thousand of questions about life or what it could be? Do you have answers to that? I don't. Probably also the reason why I don't have a child sitting in my lap. . . My dear child, I know you are somewhere in my dreams and OUR love I know... you want to smile like me and think like daddaa talk like me and climb like dadda dance like me and drive like dadda . . I know you will make the best of us but I am not sure if this mother, country or even the mother nature will give you the best to feed you to nurture you to give you a life of justice, love and prosperity Because we are busy Either exploiting & killing nature Or each other. . . So for now, my dear child Let me carry you in my heart if not my belly For the world is not good enough or may be ready for you No ...not yet! . . When the time is right you will come into this world If not through me may be someone else Two beautiful souls will make you with love so that you give back nothing but love! . . Till then, my child sleep sound stay safe somewhere in my dreams! For the sun is not out yet and light to open your eyes So sleep.... My dreams are at least safer for you to keep..... . . #poetrylovers #writersofindia #writersofig #antinatalist #antinatalism #childfreebychoice #dystopia #dystopianworld #speakingtomyself #intimesofcorona #motherinstinct #hyderabadblogger #indiantravelblogger #indiantravelgirls #roadtripcouple #couplegoals #travelthoughts #amazonforestfire #australianbushfires #apocalyptica #poetsofinstagram #poetrycorner #randomwriting
  • Thanks to @travellingindian for asking me some few days back "Which was the most beautiful sunset of your life?" Who would have thought revisiting that memory would mean so much, now that all that we know about 'life' is uncertainty! . . It was at the beautiful island of Saarema away from the mainland Estonia. Now if you see the geographical location in the 2nd pic, the location of the sunset is on the road that connects again 2 separate pieces of land on the Saarema Island. Meaning this location is really secluded from the mainland Estonia, a country which is anyway less travelled. . . There is water on both the sides of the road, and since we were there in Summers, sun used to set diagonally by 10:30 pm and took almost 3-4 hours of burst of colors that usually happens for 15-20 mins around sunsets in tropical regions. . . It was our daily ritual to take dinner by lake extended for hours with excellent colours in the background just so that we can drive all the way to this road to catch that splendid sunset around 10:30 pm. . . And alas! By 10:30 you are in centre of 360 deg panaromic mirror that has all, a sun, water and that splash of crimson colours! I will never forget our days spent on beautiful island of Saaremaa! . . #archived #memoriesforlife #travetriviatuesday #midsummerseve #indiangirltravels #roadtripcouple #indiantravelblogger #hyderabadblogger #roadtripinestonia #loversandfriends #boyandgirl #estonia #estoniansummer #indiantravelblogger #travelblogger #blog #bloggers #blogginglife #newblog #blogged #newbloggers #bloggersofig #travelbloggerindia #indiantravelbloggers #skyporn #landscapephotography #travelphotography #agameoftones
  • READING PRIDE AND PREJUDICE . . This year I am reading prominent feminists work & hence picked up this book to begin with in spite of its mixed reviews. The protagonist, Elizabeth Bennett , often has been questioned by readers for her feminist views as she ultimately gives in to marrying a man she despised earlier. . . I would like to make few points on (questionable) feminist views of both the author & the protagonist. . . *The protagonist is rejecting certain behaviours of Mr Darcy, not him actually, which she would have done anyway had it been some other man. Having the ability to call out certain unacceptable behaviour in anyone (not just some man you like or don't) is a sign of strength, not confusion. She may do it before, during or even after falling in love with him, may be even after getting married to him !!!!(I would have loved to see how Lizzy & Darcy are so much in love and their pride even after getting married). . . *The book is not so much about how girls should ultimately get married as much as it is about how they are perceived & traded in marriage market. Kudos to Jane Austen for bringing out so many sensitive issues around marriage that exist in our societies or even families. . . *How a girl is identified, chosen or written off as an ideal match by men or society, for love or marriage, is a grave issue that we are facing even today, more than 200 years after the book was written!!! In present feminist era, we may have successfully raised our girls just like boys, but probably forgot to raise boys who would be able to love & accommodate such awakened girls. . . This is a wonderful book for any girl to be read before she choose or get chosen by a man for any plutonic relationship. A girl need not or should not settle for anything less than a man, whether it comes to her pride or even love!!!! . #prideandprejudice #janeausten #feministbooks #feminismisforeverybody #bibliophiles #indianbibliophile #girlswhoread #readinggoals #bookreview #indiantravelgirls #travelreading #theacademictraveler #hyderabadblogger #classicbook #vintagebooks #feminismo💜
  • Looks like this time, I am not going to celebrate Women's day just for a day or a week but for the whole year 🤷🤓 . . For this year, I have decided to read books of women who were believed to be one of the earliest & prominent feminists of their time. I want to understand what actually the concept of 'feminism' meant to these women who actually started it . Back when the word didn't even exist probably. . . I have tried to include women who were authors or feminists or both, from different parts of the world (British, American, Indian, French) to understand the concept also in the context of different cultures. . . Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813) Little Women by Louisa may Alcott (1868) Amrita Sher-Gil : A Life (1913-1941) A Room of One's own by Virginia Woolf (1929) The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir (1949) Revenue Stamp - an Autobiography by Amrita Pritam (1977) Her Again : Becoming Meryl Streep (her life from 1970s era) . . I am going to read their works chronologically to see how the concept has evolved over years (or even centuries). I often feel that the feminism we practice these days is deviated and distorted at times (I will talk in detail about what I mean by this, some other time) . . If you feel, you can add more to this list that would serve my propose, feel free to comment here or DM me (asap as I don't want to deviate from my chronology 😬) I will be updating my progress, understanding and ideas developed on this journey through stories, posts, polls, highlights etc. . . #bibliophiles #feminismisforeverybody #womenauthors #janeausten #louisamayalcott #amritashergil #amritapritam #virginiawoolf #simonedebeauvoir #merylstreep #internationalwomensday #womensday2020 #bookmarathon #readinggoals #indiangirltravels #indiantravelblogger #travelreading #girlswhoread #girlswhothink #theacademictraveler
  • Twirling into the weekend 💃👯 . . Time to go home after a month long roadtrip to our hometowns in Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. This winter trip was all about food, family and friends. . . At times it is good to spare some trips exclusively for personal bonding and experiences 😇 . . #twirling #udaipur😍 #haryanvi⚡️ #rajasthanroadtrip #gujarat #hometown #indiaroadtrip #girlwhotravels #girlborntotravel #travelinglady #girlsabroad #shetravels #followmytravel #travelmore #travelista #travelwithme #femmetravel #girlmeetsworld #jetsettingchicks #travelgirl #sheexplores #girlslovetravel #gujjugirls #chandeliers #courtyard #rajputanaculture