As there's hardly ever enough time to sit down for the exclusive purpose of writing a good blog entry, I decided on a sort of compromise for now. Am posting some photos of the places I've been to recently. I'm afraid that for now, I can't tell the stories of any of these journeys in full. That may come later, depending on availability of time/inclination.

The following is from the train that brought me here. Is Mangala Express (Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi to Ernakulam in Kerala). Passes through the famed Konkan coast. This photo was taken when the monsoon was washing over Kerala.

And of course, Happy Independence Day. My celebration was the trek, the first since I've come to Kerala. This was only a few hours long, but after we reached some height, was surprisingly reminiscent of the Himalaya, as is evident from the treeless grassy slopes in the photos, and the cloudy background. As for the gray patch near the left of the photo, that's something my camera has got inside its lens assembly. I can repair the photo, but want to go to sleep ASAP. If not more blog entries, I'll atleast try to post more photos.