It was only recently that I came to know that there existed a Buddhist settlement right here in the southern part of India. Call me whatever you want to but the truth is, Buddhist monasteries and cold misty hills had always been synonymous for me. I don’t really have a reason for my this assumption though. It might be because most of …
The lake of the Moon – Chandrataal
Our trek to Hampta Pass formally ended with our arrival at Chattru on the fourth day. The day however was not over yet. What was coming up was much more exciting than what the past few hours until Chattru had been. Soon after a quick but to the heart’s content round of Maggi, I found myself inside a Sumo with …
Happiness – Glimpses from the past
To be very honest, I usually ignore anything which talks about creating or maintaining a chain of any sorts. I have already skipped enough such message chains, blog chains and what not and I would have skipped this one as well had not the theme of it caught my attention. Add to that the fact that was coming from a …
Hampta Pass Trek-Day 4, Sia Goru to Chattru
Thanks to yesterday’s steep and rocky descents and the bone-chilling winds, my sprained knee had gone from bad to worse by morning. Ruchi’s was just slightly better. I was not able to join the morning-exercise session and restricted myself to doing flexion which did help but the relief was little more than temporary. The fact that …
Hampta Pass Trek-Day 3, Balu ka Gera to Sia Goru
After a really good sleep last night, I was in no mood to get out of the sleeping bag. I ignored the first couple of Kama’s whistles but then finally dragged my lazy self outside. It was the toughest day of the trek and missing the morning exercise would have definitely meant trouble in the steep ascent ahead. …