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Drum Beats

April 20, 2019ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, character, chithiraifestival, colour, Dance, destinations, devotion, dreams, festivalfashion, India, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, Joy, latergram, Life, Love, Madurai, Mind, opportunity, People, traveladdict, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

If there’s one thing that refuses to sit still, it’s the drum. It calls, it commands, it moves. And when it does, so do you.

At the Chithirai Festival, the best drums don’t just set the rhythm—they set the spirit free. Feet tap, bodies sway, the energy sweeps through the crowd like a fever. You dance. You pause. You catch your breath. And then, you look around.

They’re still moving. The colours, the finery, the rhythm—it’s all alive, pulling you back in. You realise you’ve been out of action too long.

So, you move again.

Because that’s what the festival, and the drum, are here for.

That is the Chithirai Festival for you.

Small Bags. Big Wishes

January 11, 2019ByteSizebelief, beliefs, blogger, Blogging, destinations, devotion, energy, God, Home, hope, indulge, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, latergram, Life, Love, momentsofmine, opportunity, People, pilgrim, Roadtrip, sea, skyline, traveladdict, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

Small bags, bright with turmeric, jingling with bangles, dance in the morning breeze. Tied to a tree, they catch the first rays of the sun—fluttering, whispering, waiting.

Each knot holds a wish. Each thread, a quiet prayer. A mother’s hope, a daughter’s dream, a whispered plea for health, love, or a future yet unseen.

In rural Tamil Nadu, faith isn’t just spoken—it is tied, woven, and left to sway with the wind. And as the sun rises, the colours shimmer, as if the universe itself is listening.

(at Thiruchendur, India)

Idli Vada

December 14, 2018ByteSizeauthenticity, beliefs, bengaluru, blogger, Blogging, celebration, coffee, destinations, energy, entrepreneur, eyes, Food, hope, idli, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, Life, Love, memory, People, roadside, traveladdict, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, vada, wanderlust, wonder

The simplest foods change the mood inside the mind. Bring alive memories. And sometimes make you long to come back for good. The food pipe is the best route on the map of life! ..

Oh. What I not do for Idli vada?

(at Bangalore, India)

Handcrafted

October 3, 2018ByteSizebeliefs, blogger, Blogging, dad, daughter, daughterdiaries, destinations, effort, energy, entrepreneur, Food, friends, gandhi, handcart, History, hope, India, instapassport, instatravel, Love, Mumbai, music, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

When effort surpasses reality, the picture isn’t one of suffering—it’s one of progress.

Look closely, and life isn’t just about enduring; it’s about adapting, creating, pushing forward. The human spirit isn’t wired for defeat—it is built to survive and overcome.

Seen this way, suffering takes a backseat to resilience, and struggle reveals itself as transformation.

In markets, “handcrafted” is a premium label, reserved for the unique and the carefully made. But for millions, handcrafting life is not a choice—it’s everyday survival.

Effort, persistence, and the refusal to give in—that’s the real handmade story.

Clouds Of Japan

September 5, 2018Uncategorizedairport, blogger, Blogging, Celebrations, destinations, entrepreneur, famous, independenceday, India, instapassport, instatravel, japan, jebi, lives, Love, Musings, Nature, tokyo, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, typhoon, wanderlust, wonder

Tokyo is a city on the move. With a sense of calm hurriedness that can only be best experienced in a crowded metro. Or when the welcome note to the rented apartment mentions “by the way, there may be earthquakes. Don’t Panic”. Or like Typhoon Jebi is raging on and the resolute Japanese fight back with calm! ..
The Japanese are used to clouds. In a sad way too. But it doesn’t take long for you to notice they don’t let it cloud their way of living.

#traveller #instatravel #instapassport #blogger #travelblogger #blogging #travelinsights #traveladdict #traveltheworld #wanderlust #destinations # #wonder #independenceday #famous #celebrations #entrepreneur #love #wonder #musings #india #lives #nature #airport #Japan #tokyo #Jebi #typhoon (at Tokyo, Japan)
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Traveller Or Tourist?

June 23, 2018ByteSizeactive, airport, blogger, Blogging, buzz, Chicago, colour, destinations, detail, Diversity, entrepreneur, famous, illinois, instapassport, instatravel, Love, Metaphor, Musings, ohare, SHRM18, time, tone, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

“when all is said and done, much more remains to be said and done”.

At the end of the Chicago leg of this travel, @flyohare ’s elevators say goodbye in a shiny memorable way!
“The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see”. Thats G.K.Chesterton. Now that I dint come to see the elevators, I guess I am a traveller!

Flying Over the North Pole: Big Engines, Tiny Thoughts

June 14, 2018ByteSizea380, airbus, airtravel, blogger, Blogging, destinations, disrupt, dubai, emirates, entrepreneur, famous, ice, instapassport, instatravel, Love, Metaphor, Musings, northpole, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

Flying over the North Pole is magical. White stretches everywhere. Then a flash of sparkling blue. The Airbus A380 hums along, powerful yet tiny against the vast sky.

It makes you think.

Big and small are just ideas.

Up here, the plane feels like a dot. Down below, it’s a giant. Perspective changes everything. It’s humbling. It’s beautiful. It’s a moment to pause and wonder.

February 10, 2016UncategorizedArchitecture, Art, blogger, fame, India, instapassport, instatravel, light, magic, Rameshwaram, srilanka, Temple, Travel, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wonder

Some places are magical. Just magical. Imagine a psychedelic light show that happens every hour of every day. Every single day on the whim of the Sun.
The architecture of the temple at Rameshwaram gets light to play hide and seek at different times of the day and changes the scene for you. There are more than a thousand pillars. Each exquisitely carved.
Its amongst the longest corridors in a temple complex. It can make you forget time. You could just sit there and light bring about the sound of life.
That such capabilities existed in the 12th century strikes the eye nonchalantly. Man’s quest for making something spectacular has remained constant.
Truly magical, wont you say?
#travel #traveller #instatravel #instapassport #blogger #travelblogger # blogging #travelinsights #traveladdict #traveltheworld #India #rameshwaram #SriLanka #art #architecture #wonder #light #fame #temple #magic (at Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India)

January 19, 2016Uncategorizedeiffel, europe, france, Joy, paris, sky, steel, Travel, travelblogging, wonder

It is remarkable to stand beneath the #Eiffel Tower and look up at the crossbars of steel, lurching to reach the sky!
The sky. The sky seems just out of reach

#travel #travelblogging #Paris #Europe #France #steel #sky #wonder #joy (at Torre Eiffel, Paris)

Renewal Time!

January 2, 2014Word CacheHappy New Year, K, New Year Wishes, Wishes, wonder

A brand new year has come our way. Yet again. Like it always does. Here is another opportunity to seek renewal of promises made and conversations had. With others and ourselves too. ourselves too.

Here is a wish. Actually here are a bunch of wishes for you. For me. And for the rest of the world. A set of disparate wishes that perhaps form an incoherent bouquet of sorts. Delivered with love, which is its only redemption. Perhaps!

Here is a wish for moments stolen from the frenzy of daily living to pause and ponder. At the marvel of creation and the simple joys of life and living too.

A wish to keep reality of the large world firmly in our midst even as detest even the slightest seconds that we are disconnected, from the internet that is!

A wish to stay healthy in the mind & body, with a resolute belief that ‘things have a way of working out’. A wish in tow for good sleep. Good habits. And great choices!

For patience with our fellow people. For acceptance. For passion, consistent effort and zealous work to strive for progress.

I look at my daughter and the words flow on to the screen with greater ease.

A fervent wish for each of us to be filled with curiosity about what’s possible. A child like laughter. Togetherness. And a devout hope for a better future.

And then, to look around and pass these, better wishes and some cheer, at the first available excuse to our children. And their children. Year after year.

For now though, its Happy New Year 2014. Heres wishing you the best!