‘Knock! Knock’ We were all sitting in our room post-lunch, before setting out for Kibber, when Murli comes in. With him, was this tiny boy with shining eyes and a mellow smile. “Meet Singye. Yeh mujhe market mein mila“, (I met him at the market) Murli said in his not-so-good Hindi. But his expression had […]
A Month In Bhutan: How It Changed My Way To Look At Life
“A month? What are you going to do there for a month?” - Nearly every second person whom I told about my Bhutan plans, asked me this questions! A point came when I was tired of explaining, and I chose a rather simple answer - “Since I’m doing nothing here, I’ll do nothing there as […]
The Shack Story | A Tale From Haa Valley, Bhutan
In this larger world where we live, there are numerous smaller worlds, each nurturing itself in a different way, completely hidden from the rest. Such was Haa Valley (‘Haa’ in Dzongkha literally translates to ‘rice’), situated in the Western part of Bhutan, bordered by Tibet. Scarcely populated, Haa Valley appeared like a dreamland to me. […]