By Piyushi Dhir
Weddings in India are nothing short of a festival! At least once, every year, we get invited to the wedding of a friend or family member somewhere across the length and breadth of our beautiful country. And we have started taking the opportunity to combine these weddings with a holiday destination. Going to Mumbai to […]
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When you move your life from one part of the world to another, you often see a very big shift in culture. You hear new languages, see new ways of life and experience new festivals. Our first big move from India to Africa was rather cushioned because my husband’s employers housed us Indian families in […]
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An article I read the other day opened my eyes and sent me in shock. It told me that on a daily basis, I was lathering myself with chemicals through an average of ten products. I counted and they were right! The skin, I read, is super-quick to absorb whatever you apply on it and […]
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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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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 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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