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It was a trip that was conceived in the subconscious mind many years ago. Those were the tumultuous years of our lives.  A lot had happened in the past and good deal of healing and reflection lay ahead of us if we were to move on with our respective lives. It was not about taking a holiday, going on detox, trekking up a hill or meditating that could have made us see things in a different perspective. Life is'nt about finding yourself ... perhaps it is about creating it all by yourself .. . As they say time is the greatest healer of all.  Sometimes you just need to let time take its course. And thus went by the many years in the pursuit of  healing and moving on. That visit to ‘Kukke’ that was perceived and conceived had just found its right time to materialize . It felt like the entire universe just conspired to make things happen.   We took to the road at about seven in the morning  on the thanksgiving weekend.  Equipped with clothe...

  For the last one month I have resisted eating out ( except occassionally), Occassionally I have walked to work (it is faster than driving these days in Bangalore) , cleared up my clutter of books that i have collected over the years to sell them for a charity.  For those who can see me everyday I am going to exchange some great collections of classic old movies in exchange of a small donation to OXFAM.  No .. I am not in dire financial crisis.  Far from it .. this is my payback time to all the opportunities that I have had and others have not ...  Talk about a challenge! In the month of January I along with Sowmya, Merlyn and Praveen will be walking 50 km (31 Miles) to raise money and awareness for Oxfam India.  The event is Oxfam Trailwalker. It is starting from the edge of a beautiful valley of Nandihills near Bangalore and along the trail is a walk that is all set to give us a challenging rural experience.  The trail will take u...

I t was an Independece day - India quiz contest being conducted many years ago. This question got passed and came to our team.  I f Kaziranga was for Rhinos, Corbett for tigers what was Agumbe for ? That was the first time I had heard of 'Agumbe '.  Perhaps the quizzer's logic told me to take that wild guess ( endangered- wild- life - kannada-sounding name-western- ghats ) or perhaps because I felt like I had a subconscious connection to this place and them, I replied... ‘snakes’ and quickly corrected myself and said ‘cobras’.  .  The quiz master nodded and our team got the points.   That is what brought us here many years later.  Google Girl says we are approaching Agumbe in four kilometers.  Ahead of us is a steep hill with a mobile tower looming at the top. From that  distance it feels like we would hit a dead end. As we approach closer the road winds itself up the hill through steep Ghats and I worry for the Virtu...