Travel Diaries: Connemara Market & an Adoration at Palayam Church

September 16, 2025, Tuesday Day 7/30. For those wondering what happened to Days 4, 5, & 6 in Trivandrum, here goes. On September 13, I stayed at my hostel, working on my freelance project and personal write-ups. On the 14th, I went home, spent two days with my family, and returned to Trivandrum only on … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Connemara Market & an Adoration at Palayam Church

Travel Diaries: Sree Chithra Enclave – A Museum & Art Gallery at Palayam

September 12, 2025 Sree Chithra Enclave I could see the Sree Chithra Enclave at a distance. I ogled at its red-brick building with sloping roofs and the neatly arranged rows of flower pots in front of it. Luckily, the Napier Museum entrance ticket also covered the enclave, so I didn’t have to purchase another ticket. … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Sree Chithra Enclave – A Museum & Art Gallery at Palayam

Travel Diaries: Napier Museum at Palayam – A Treat for Every History Enthusiast.

September 12, 2025 Napier Museum at Palayam, Trivandrum. Day 3/30 at Trivandrum. Since I finished my wanderings through East Fort pretty early the previous day, I decided to shake things up a little. I changed the format of my day. Instead of starting early, I worked on my freelance project in the first half, had … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Napier Museum at Palayam – A Treat for Every History Enthusiast.

Travel Diaries: The Sreepadmanabhaswamy Temple, & Methan Mani.

You can read the first part of this blog here. After wolfing down my second breakfast, I walked out of the restaurant, caressing my imaginary pumped-up muscles and roaring mentally like a war hero, fully charged for the rest of my trip. Imagine Popeye, ready to take on the entire world, after gobbling down a … Continue reading Travel Diaries: The Sreepadmanabhaswamy Temple, & Methan Mani.

Book Review: Platform Ticket by Sangeetha Vallat

BUY THE BOOK Hours before pitching her first book, The Platform Ticket, a railway memoir, at Bangalore Literature Festival’s LitMart, Sangeetha Vallath had the good fortune to run into one of her favourite authors, Shashi Tharoor. A lifelong Tharoorji fan, she sought his blessings for the pitch. When he asked her to sell the book … Continue reading Book Review: Platform Ticket by Sangeetha Vallat

Blog: Yaanam’25 – Tenzin Tsundue’s Protests, Poetry, & Latest Book, Nang Nowhere To Call Home

You can read the first part of this blog here. ‘Tibet is the preoccupation of my life from childhood; freedom of Tibet has always been my dream.’ - Tenzin Tsundue. A Risky Journey to Tibet As I mentioned in my last blog, my friends and I were looking forward to Tenzin Tsundue’s session about his … Continue reading Blog: Yaanam’25 – Tenzin Tsundue’s Protests, Poetry, & Latest Book, Nang Nowhere To Call Home

പുസ്തകനിരൂപണം: ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങളെ വിട – ദിവ്യ വേലായുധൻ

BUY THE BOOK യാനം 2025 കേരളസർക്കാർ സംസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ വിനോദസഞ്ചാര സാധ്യതകളെ ലോകത്തിനു പരിചയപ്പെടുത്താനും, 25 കോടിയോളം രൂപ മുതൽമുടക്ക് വരുന്ന വികസനപദ്ധതികൾ ഈ മേഖലയിൽ പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കാനുമായി വർക്കലയിലെ രംഗം കലാ കേന്ദ്രത്തിൽ ഒക്ടോബർ 17, 18, 19 തീയതികളിൽ ഒരു സഞ്ചാര സാഹിത്യ ഫെസ്റ്റിവൽ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുകയുണ്ടായി - യാനം 2025. ലോകമെമ്പാടും നിന്നുള്ള 48 സ്‌പീക്കർസിനൊപ്പം പരിപാടി കാണാനെത്തിയ 150ഓളം ഡെലിഗേറ്റസിൽ എനിക്കുമൊരു ഭാഗമാകാനായി. ഈ പരിപാടിയെകുറിച്ചു ഞാനെഴുതുന്ന ഒരു ബ്ലോഗ് സീരീസിലെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ കണ്ണിയാണ് … Continue reading പുസ്തകനിരൂപണം: ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങളെ വിട – ദിവ്യ വേലായുധൻ

Blog: Yaanam’25 – Travel, Resistance, and Tenzin Tsundue’s Tibet

Yaanam 2025 Recently, I attended Yaanam, a one-of-a-kind travel literature festival organised by Kerala Tourism in Varkala. The event brought together writers, journalists, photographers, musicians, chefs, content creators, and fellow travel enthusiasts from across the globe. It was conceptualised and curated by Sabin Iqbal, a novelist, journalist, and literary curator native to Varkala. Along with … Continue reading Blog: Yaanam’25 – Travel, Resistance, and Tenzin Tsundue’s Tibet

Travel Diaries: A Bus Ride to East Fort & a Walk Through Chalai Bazaar

September 11, 2025, Thursday - Day 2, Exploring East Fort in Trivandrum After a good night’s sleep, morning walk, bath, and a light idli & coconut chutney(chammanthi) breakfast, I was raring for a long, adventurous day. Did I mention I made new friends? Yes, of course, my three hostel roommates, who were juniors working at … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Bus Ride to East Fort & a Walk Through Chalai Bazaar

Travel Diaries: A Father and Mother Without a Child.

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com September 10, 2025, Wednesday - Day 1, Moving to Trivandrum I bid a funny goodbye to my family before my brother dropped me off at Kollam Railway Station. My parents were like: “After exploring Trivandrum, come straight home. Don’t take any deviation to Goa or the Himalayas.” Well, in my … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Father and Mother Without a Child.