Posts tagged "trekking"
Technology is a double shot of espresso

Technology is a double shot of espresso

I’ve always believed that technology dances with the spirit of life… and I did not use the word humanity because from cellular agriculture and medicine to entertainment and information, from the ethics of politics and the economics of infrastructure, and even from the sweat and blood of relationships to the heat and dust of yearnings...
Garbage and eco-unfriendly trekkers and tourists

Garbage and eco-unfriendly trekkers and tourists

From bugyals to river beds, every possible place where trekkers, hikers, and travel-enthusiasts go, one sees irresponsible behavior. I saw a massive pile of plastic bottles and heaps of rubbish down a slope near the prime temple in Sonagir a few years back. Every tourist attraction is literally choked with garbage that everyone assumes is...
Driving along the Ganga

Driving along the Ganga

Driving along the Ganga   Note: We have just returned from a trek to the Valley of flowers and Hemkund. We had a long conversation with River Pushpavati, River Laxmanganga, and the mighty River Alakhnanda which finally gets to be called The Ganga. This poem is a tribute to these conversations. LaxmanGanga is also called...