Travels Within

It’s really hard to crack the term..... Friendship! Especially for me. I have been blessed with some really awesome people in my life. These angels have always guided me,supported me and yes even made fun of me and played pranks on me many a times. But I never minded it or should I say with time I have realized that some things shouldn't have mattered. They have been a part of everything I have done till now. They have never judged me, have told me where I am wrong, scolded me, and verbally abused me …all for my best interest. It’s not easy to open up to people but with these set of people I have. Even for that matter with few of them I have had not much chance to interact to know them thoroughly and with few I feel connected eternally. Its this bond which makes them so very special in my life.... In a life where I have come across superficial, self- centered, I am better than you in looks, I am better than you in studies or I have a more cooler life than you kin...

The land of gods Dev Bhoomi (Himachal Pradesh). My connection with the place goes back to my birth. I never really got a chance to know about my roots as I was living in a concrete jungle and was happy with the fast pace life there. During summer holidays our destination had always been.. yes...Himachal. As a kid I never really enjoyed my summer vacations here as I had no friends to spend time with but the only relief was the escape from the  Delhi heat which made me escape to this paradise. To pass 2 months in solitude was really hard. The silence of the jungles near my Grandmother's place made me even more reluctant to go there every summer. But I did. kids don't have a choice.. Do they? During my childhood days my friends used to envy me when they heard that I am from Shimla as for everyone it was a tourist paradise. I never really felt connected to the place what so ever. They used to ask me all sort of questions related to the place which I managed to  answer mo...