Skip to main content

Just enough for a postcard

I am just back from a holiday. After a nourishing two days with parents, I returned to Pune. It was late and dark, and yet, somehow, I felt happy and free. There was no agitation about whether I would get an auto or whether I would meet a freak on my way home. There were simple merry plans of having dinner alone and walking back, if nothing was available.

This sense of secure belonging was a memento from my trip, I think.

Suddenly, I have this need to pay homage to all those who travel the world – who feel at home on so many, many parts of the earth.

It’s great to look back to see how many steps you have taken, and understand that none of them have been on a ‘strange’ land.

Comments

jay said…
Thnx! I took that picture at Keshavsoot Smarak, Malgund, near Ganapati Pule.
Initially those places are 'strange', but then gradually it becomes 'a home away from home'. :)
karmic said…
Glad you had a good time off. A cliche.. home is where you make to be. I think if you have the ability ot reach out to other people and cultures, interesting and memorable experiences will always happen.
Ameet said…
I assume you meant "nourishing" in a holistic sense, not a calorific one. Well - some of us don't have that luxury. We have to wander the world seeking our own happy place. Some find it, some don't.
Mukta Raut said…
Hi Jay...

I plan to go to Ganapati Pule some time in January or so...

Hi Sanjay,
Yes..it's all about being open...

Hey ameet,
Home is where the heart is, i suppose...and you take that with you everywhere, don't you? :-)
jay said…
i would too love to visit that beooootiful place again! :)btw do lemme kno before u go, will give u tips bout stay/food/rickshawala's mobile number(if ur not taking any vehicle with u. i made friendsip with this chap during my stay, reasonable and trustworthy!)/places to watch around.
Mukta Raut said…
Hi Jay,

Yes...such info would be helpful! I'll email you soon. Also, it would be great if you give me an idea on what kind of a budget I should have to go there.

(Will most probably be going there with a pal.) Again, thanks a lot for the help. :-)
jay said…
will be a pleasure to help u ma'am! :)
neha said…
Hi Mukta,

like you sometimes talk about those cravings for red meat; i have those kind of cravings for home. like today. i have looked around at everyone and wondered and wondered why dont i seem to fit in. (i, most often, dont feel out of place.)

ah! for a nourishing trip to back home!
Mukta Raut said…
Hi Neha,

It can be hard, na? It'll get better - much, much better. :-)

Popular posts from this blog

First Impressions: How to Get Away with Murder (Netflix)

 I love courtroom dramas.  I love non-linear storytelling. I love thrillers. I love tender love stories that embellish such series of grit, grime, and blood. This series delivers on all counts, dips somewhat after a couple of seasons, gets uneven and predictable (when it is less courtroom and more drama) and then finishes strong. The series centers around Annalise Keating who is a fierce, black criminal lawyer who also teaches a class in criminal law (which she calls 'How to Get Away with Murder'). As a teaching methodology, she gets her class to weigh in on her live cases. Part of her strategy also involves picking a handful of promising students and have them work in her 'lab' where they get to help her in strenuous arguments and civil suits, etc. The plot thickens, a murder happens, people get involved, incriminated, incarcerated, and dead. I found a couple of characters in this cast to be really unlikeable - Michaela, Laurel, and Bonnie. After the first couple of se

That kind of a day, that kind of a thought

 It was Eid and Ekadashi today. Thus far, I have managed to keep the fast for Ekadashi. But we still have 2 hours to go so...let's see. I had this urge to go to a temple. There is a small one near my house. Today it was filled with people singing keertans. So I went to the  Iskcon. I like the temple. It's so big and bustling. It's organised and musical.  But today was very crowded. Usually I go to temples and do a quick pranaam without offering flowers or fruits. But I felt like buying a thali. I got one with some fruits, tulsi leaves and a single marigold flower that lay there like a fully energized petaled sun. There was a long queue and I was already feeling stressed in the pit of my stomach. But the line kept moving and just like that, I had my darshan and I got done.  I came out and thought of getting a flower for the pooja room in my home. I bought a lotus. The florist fluffed out the petals and it looked like a sweet little bird.  I caught an auto back and as is my n

A very bad mood

 I have been trying to sleep for a while but have not been able to. I am in a very bad mood. Turns out I am very averse to change. Things are crap.  Deep breaths are not helping. I am feeling very trapped. The anger and irritation is quite intense. Let me take a few moments to just quietly watch myself.  Works