The constant traveller
This blog is just a small collection of my experiences of more than 30 years of travel throughout South Asia. May those who stumble across this site find some joy and hopefully some insights into this amazing part of the world.
Tag: humanity
The weavers of Thirbuvanam
The weaver India and Saris is a love story dating centuries back and there is no garment that dresses a woman with more elegance than this 5 meter piece of woven craftsmanship. In the village of Thirbuvanam almost every house owns a handloom. On…
Changing times
Boycott politics, because they are the slaves of the rich corporations Boycott rich corporations, because they are the slaves of power and greed Boycott main stream media, because they are the slaves of the manipulation of politics and rich corporations. Boycott racism, nationalism, patriotism…
The miracle of birth
We were born into a place without our consent. We were born into a family without our choice. We were born into a culture without our knowledge. We were born innocent, small and pure. So how can there be racism, patriotism, nationalism and the…
Imagine ……
Imagine just for a while a world without money. Lets replace the value of money with curiosity and benevolence to the planet. What a world would it be without the competition, without the unequal distribution of wealth? A world where we are all the…
Thanjavur
People call it the “big temple” and the talk is of the probably grandest structure in South India, the Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur. The top of the temple is adorned by a 70 ton rock and till date the speculation is on, on how…
Traveller’s seek…….. a forgone conclusion
There is only one species that is going to change the consciousness of the planet – the seeker and the cross cultural traveller! Some 30 years back the planet opened up. Countries that were closed because of internal policies, wars and turmoil became peaceful…
Indigenous people of North Kerala
I recently had the good fortune to visit some of the small villages of the indigenous communities in Wayanad, North Kerala. Together with our GM Subi from Wayanad Wild, our Chef and a social worker we climbed the hills in the forested areas of…
