My Own Prison…

My Own Prison…

Fear is a friend. She’s been by my side for as long as I can remember. While most friends tend to drift away or come back into my life sooner or later, she’s never wavered. No matter how safe a country, city, street or home is, she’s taught me to regard all men with suspicion, […]

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Srinagar: Tips For Independent Travellers

Srinagar: Tips For Independent Travellers

The ethereal kashmir has been a bone of contention between two very unhappy neighbours. But its lush green meadows, snow filled valleys, warm kangris, hospitable people and delicious cuisine keep drawing travellers despite the tension. I did this trip independently with a friend without a tour package, guide or private taxi. Here are some useful […]

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Why I Shun ‘Women Only’ Travel Services

Why I Shun ‘Women Only’ Travel Services

I am a tad upset. I have just read about a hotel chain which is soon launching women-only hotels. I know I should be kicked about it, as I often travel solo, but I am not. Traditionally, our streets, roadside restaurants, public parks, pan- cigarette tapris have been a male bastion. While women remained housebound,  men traversed […]

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Love is?

Love is?

  I Googled “Love is” sometime ago, and got some pretty interesting answers!  But none of them were mine, my answer… Ever since I heard that wise quote that, if you cant explain something in one line, you probably haven’t understood it well enough, I’ve been wondering how I could define ‘Love’ in one sentence… Love, […]

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Missed Flight-3

Missed Flight-3

Writer Rani Rao Innes pens an insightful three-part story about the need for freedom and the desire for roots, exclusively for the readers of Unboxed Writers.  This is the final part. They went early to the station and the train hadn’t arrived. Sipping a hot paper cup of masala chai, Sapna watched the ‘railway children’ running […]

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