PIyushi Dhir is the author of the romantic novels, 'In Search of Love' (2014), 'I'm Yours, The Next Time' (2015) and 'Enmeshed Evermore' (2015). A voracious reader, a keen traveler and an ardent dog-lover, Piyushi currently resides in Ivory Coast, Africa. A nomad at heart, she loves to discover new places and capture the hues of life with her pen.
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It struck me recently that it is a good thing we have divided time with calendars. Imagine if there were no weeks and months and years, just Day 1 to Day 500 on to Day 3000 and so on. Our lives would fly by from one day to the next, without us ever pausing to […]
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I am back with the rest of the list for 2017- the very best books I read during the year. In case you missed the first five books, check them out here, ‘The 10 Best Books I Read in 2017- Part I’. 6. Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight I came across this book on a […]
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While I am a writer, I think I am more of a reader. I sometimes get so lost in a particular book that I become alarmingly negligent of my writing work. After reading 85 books in 2015 and choosing to keep entirely away from the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2016, I set myself a moderate […]
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Part of the ‘Baby Diaries’ seriesAs I was mentioning in my last post, our exciting journey across Africa ended in the polluted air of Delhi. Even as we landed, I couldn’t help but notice the glaring contrast between the smog-filled air I was seeing around myself and the lush greenery I had just left behind […]
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Part of the ‘Baby Diaries’ seriesWhile travel seems to have become routine for me, the thrill of seeing a new place has not worn off. In my third trip to India, instead of flying through Dubai, we took the Ethiopian Airlines through Addis Ababa. We did not step out into the city in our 4-hour […]
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Part IX in a series on SikkimIn my last few posts in the Sikkim series, I described our arrival in Gangtok, how we planned our trip to the remote but breathtaking interiors of North Sikkim. I described the unforgettable experience of conquering Gurudongmar Lake, one of the highest frozen lakes in the world. After visiting […]
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Part VIII in a series on SikkimIf you’ve been following my Sikkim journey, you’ve already traveled from Gangtok to Gurudongmar Lake to Yumthang Valley and back with me. Now join me on Day 5 as we once again set off in the mountains to see another elevated water body, Tsomgo Lake. Day 5 We wake […]
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Part VII in a series on SikkimIn my last post, I recounted the unforgettable experience of being at Gurudongmar Lake in North Sikkim. We returned to our hotel in Lachung exhausted, but exhilarated. There was more to come… On Day 4, we were heading to the charming and famed Yumthang Valley of North Sikkim. Day […]
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Part of the ‘Baby Diaries’ seriesHey! Hey! Hey! So, I’m back and I’m excited! Mum kept me out of business for a few weeks there because she wanted to do this series on her travels to Sikkim in India. Somewhere, I too got busy with exploring the world. In fact, ever since I’ve got onto […]
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Part VII in a series on SikkimIn my previous posts, I have outlined the story of our arrival in Gangtok and the drive up to Gurudongmar Lake. 9am: Gurudongmar Lake. One of the highest lakes in the world, at 17100 ft, it is barely 5 km short of the India-China Line of Control. Popularized by the […]
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