September 16, 2025, Tuesday. "The wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He is in front of it." - Axel Munthe. The young poet Debarshi Mitra’s debut collection, Eternal Migrant, has a poem titled ‘Stray Cat.’ He writes: He only stays sometimes unmoved outside my window gazing into my walls with … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Trivandrum Zoo – Aren’t We All Wild Animals Living in a Caged World?
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Travel 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 Travel Diaries: A Rainy Walk Through Asramam Maidan
Lirio's Wanderings 