Version 2.0: Finding the light

Powerful things happen when you start putting in the work to achieve your goals. You become addicted to the progress and fall in love with the process. - Pinterest Mood Board Would it be legal to get straight to optimistic and hopeful things without giving 2020 it's due credit? Who would have thought that the...

Flab to Fab with a Dysfunctional Leg

“I don't know what lies ahead, but I want to keep going forever...” ― Fuyumi Soryo A few days ago, I was watching Denzel Washington's Acceptance Speech at the NAACP Image Awards 2017. It was so beautifully put, I am sure he managed to connect with everyone in the room and millions across the globe:...

A letter to my Father

Dearest Appa, On this day, 52 years ago, you found yourself on a journey alone (when you were just 2), without realizing the chaos you were about to start back at home. Its interesting; every year I like to hear Patti(grandma) tell me the story of how you ran away, and every single time I...

Escape to London…

Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.  -Peter Hoeg  In my early teens, I used to watch these shows on the channel Travel and Living, solely because I was so fascinated by the fact that people were getting paid to travel and taste different cuisines, meet new people and check off everything on their bucket...

Mangrove Place – Where the Magic Began!

Set Yourself an Outrageous Goal Today.  -Alastair Humphreys (Ten Lessons from the Road)  The minute I landed in Abu Dhabi, I was hit with a rush of positivity. (The other city that gives me this feeling is Hyderabad). And I think when a new place gives you that feeling - you are already halfway to...

The Road to Recovery – Part 2

"Fun is Good" - Dr.Seuss When I was about 10 years old, my father would tell me - "Go downstairs and play, go break some bones." I took it too literally, sadly a decade later. When you injure your hand (I have experienced this too, and that was pretty serious as well!) you can still...

The Road to Recovery – Part 1

I have divided my life into two categories - Before Surgery and Post Surgery. This has a greater significance than those five hours where I was under General Anaesthesia and have no clue whatsoever about what happened, but I was a different person before that, and some one else after it (and so was my...

The ACL, Meniscus and Me.

'Dance Basanthi', it was my favorite song that year, and I was trying to ensure that my dance moves did justice to it. My entire class was present, and were a cheerful audience! We had all gone to a resort called Mango Mist to mark the end of our incredible three year journey at Christ...