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Trivandrum Series: Sree Chitra Art Gallery – Ancient Indian Murals & Foreign Art

It’s safe to say that I was bowled over by the Roerich paintings exhibited in the Sree Chitra Art Gallery in Palayam.  I stood rooted and stared at the pictures as if I were hypnotised. I highly recommend visiting the gallery and taking a close look at those pictures.  I was excited to learn that … Continue reading Trivandrum Series: Sree Chitra Art Gallery – Ancient Indian Murals & Foreign Art

Trivandrum Series: Sree Chitra Art Gallery – Roerich Paintings and Rumi’s Poetry

Storm, a painting by Svetoslav Roerich. “Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, And I intend to end up there.” - Rumi Finally, I walked out of the spellbinding Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery in Palayam … Continue reading Trivandrum Series: Sree Chitra Art Gallery – Roerich Paintings and Rumi’s Poetry

Trivandrum Series: Spellbound at Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery

Ravi Varma's Statue inside the Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery. After the Kathirmudi Trek, I went to sleep feeling like a king, but I woke up like a wounded soldier in a hospital bed, my whole body sore and aching. I rested the whole day, working on my write-ups, only leaving my bed for my … Continue reading Trivandrum Series: Spellbound at Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery

Kollam Diaries: A Rainy Walk Through Asramam Maidan

20 July 2025 The Walkway Around Asramam Maidan. “മുറ്റത്തെ മുല്ലയ്‌ക്ക് മണമില്ല (Muttathe Mullaykku Manamilla)” is a popular saying in my mother tongue, Malayalam. Its literal translation is “The jasmine in one’s garden has no scent.” It implies that we often lose respect for or take for granted things and people that are too familiar to … Continue reading Kollam Diaries: A Rainy Walk Through Asramam Maidan