Tag: delhi

A Diwali In The Hills

Only the paws and wet black nose wedged in between gave away Pluto’s hideout under the couch. It was the Diwali weekend of 2013 and my flatmate’s young Labrador couldn’t comprehend the source of the catastrophic sounds that boomed from all directions. To watch him whine, fret and dig deeper into the quilt with her, […]

Delhi To Jayalgarh: Skirting The Alaknanda

A rock track blaring on the music system, incessant grumbling for a cup of tea and a holler for a temple stop for good luck miraculously synthesized into a soothing hum once the entire family had wiggled into comfortable zones, both in the car and in their heads. It was a rare occasion—three generations of […]