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 Trivandrum Series: Napier Museum at Palayam – A Treat for Every History Enthusiast.
Category: Prose
Trivandrum Series: The Simple Joys of Life – Waiting for a Stranger’s Bus
September 11, 2025 Finally, the last blog of an ultraeventful day at East Fort, spanning a long walk through Chalai Bazaar, exploring Gandhi Park, photographing Sreepadmanabhaswamy temple, and ticking off my childhood dream of watching a circus show. The day was still young, just half past three in the evening, and I had energy to … Continue reading Trivandrum Series: The Simple Joys of Life – Waiting for a Stranger’s Bus
Trivandrum Series: 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 Trivandrum Series: 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
Trivandrum Series: 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 Trivandrum Series: A Bus Ride to East Fort & a Walk Through Chalai Bazaar
Trivandrum Series: 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 Trivandrum Series: A Father and Mother Without a Child.
30 Days in Trivandrum – Chasing an Old Dream
Kazhakuttam railway station, Trivandrum. 📸 kidseye.jpg Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) is the capital of my home state, Kerala. If you’re a family member or close friend, you probably already know that I worked there for four years during my not-so-fulfilling IT days, before quitting the field altogether to pursue my love of literature and creative writing. … Continue reading 30 Days in Trivandrum – Chasing an Old Dream
Lirio's Wanderings 