We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Lavasa’
July 7, 2009
Ginger Giraffe
Today is my birthday. I’m in Rajasthan with my camera. I decided to spend my 46th birthday surrounded by Indian heritage and Indian art. I also decided to gift myself my own retirement plan this year – something that was incubating in my head – refused to get out for possibly over 20 years now! [...]
April 3, 2009
Beautiful Dawn in Lavasa
What can I say, everyday I greet you with a cool smile but you seldom notice. I am taken for granted by billions and only appreciated by a few. Every morning I look forward to greeting you looking my best but you never notice. Past generations greeted me with a smile and took the [...]
April 1, 2009
The Presidential Address at the 56th AGM of the Mumbai Obstetric & Gynaecological Society
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times.
The best because our chosen profession has and is progressing by leaps and bounds and leading the medical world into new fields of research, therapy and hope.Assisted reproduction today is a highly advanced field and practitioners are doing what no one believed was possible.We [...]
March 10, 2009
Lavasa Rules!
I was on my last egg-pickup procedure & it was already 2:00pm. The ribbon cutting ceremony was scheduled for 5:00pm. I left the clinic immediately after the patient was settled and got into a big traffic pile-up at Chembur! The express-way was empty at that time of the afternoon & I clocked just over 80 [...]
March 7, 2009
Lavasa Is Red
Red Translations
red in Afrikaans is rood
red in Dutch is rood, blozend
red in Finnish is punainen
red in French is rouge
red in German is rot
red in Italian is vermiglio, rosso
red in Latin is rutilus, puniceus, rufus
red in Portuguese is vermelho
red in Spanish is tinto, rojo
Color is an intense experience on its own.
-Jim Hodges
Lavasa is gorgeous. The sunshine [...]
December 6, 2008
Sleepless in Lavasa
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran
I’m in love with the kingdom of Lavasa. For those of you who are Face-booking, please do join our group- “In Love with Lavasa”. My Dad & I drove down this bright sunny winter [...]
November 7, 2008
Lavasa Beckons In November
Where flowers bloom so does hope.
- Lady Bird Johnson, Public Roads: Where Flowers Bloom
Something about flowers delights and stirs the soul of man. Since the beginning of literature and poetry, flowers have represented beauty, nature and tranquility, and love. According to the Bible, “Not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of [...]
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