Simply south

Chettiyar lake, Kodaikanal



On the way to Kodaikanal



Brihadeshwara Temple, thanjavur



Kanchi temple

coming up...more pics

Calcutta

The famous Dakshineshwar Kali temple



Victoria Terminus, Calcutta



Lord Dalhousie's (or was it Queen Victoria .. err..) life size statue :)

Sukna - the army cantonment

This is outside the house where mama stayed

Mirick

As one descends the mountains, there is Mirick, a small picturesque village.

Tiger Hills

Thats beautiful sunrise at 2.30 am on Tiger Hill, one of the highest points in Eastern India. It was biting cold and we drove to the top of the hill just on time. it was pitch dark, when suddenly...like magic, the clouds started melting and the sun became more and more visible. Sun set there is as early as 3.30 pm. Notice clouds under the sun in the snap...a very breath-taking experience.

On the streets of Darjeeling

Rumtek

A monastery for practising Buddhists on the border of Sikkim-Tibet.

Darjeeling

We stayed in this place called Surya Sadan

East bound - Darjeeling

In the Darjeeling tea gardens

Happy Birthday Kiini

More of the North...

'Ol' McDonald had a farm...




On a tonga at Gorakhpur



On the boat in the Ganges at Varanasi. We had 3 dips in the holy waters. The water was really cold and every time we were 'immersed', we shouted 'Crocodile' !! :)



Mom and Kinni on a lazy sunday morning in ITI township, Mankapur, UP

Sisters patch-up

We patched up on camera after a fight

Nasr School, Hyderabad...

is where we did our schooling...



kinni's annoyed...she was denied a rose plant that all other classmates had bought.



Thats me getting a prize on the Independence day.

Delhi 86

All set for the mischief of the day.



One ton



I was addicted to this slide..



Mummy, daddy, munni and Kinni



Munni and Kinni with Mama

Act I Scene II - Lucknow

Our tryst with Hindi, pani puri, chikan salwar kurta and North India began with summer vacations at lucknow. Thats me on the terrace wanting to strike a pose when the camera went click, click....

Bangalore, 1983 or 84

Always the star

Thats kinni enacting the role of the clever deer in a jungle play in our school in Bangalore. Notice that she's the only one talking :) Mom recollects that she had a deer's mask that she threw away on the stage, much to the embarrassment of her teachers.

mom, me and ajju - lalbagh, bangalore 1979

Rewind...

Memoirs of a fun filled childhood.