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/rhine falls March 19, 2024 In the Schweigen cradle of the Swiss countryside, amidst rolling hills and ancient forests, lies Rhine Falls—a place of magic and mystique. Approaching the falls, anticipation thickens the air, the distant roar of cascading water echoing through the valley. Suddenly, Rhine Falls reveals itself: a majestic curtain of water, tumbling over ancient rocks with a force that defies time itself. In that moment, you are transported to another realm, where reality and imagination blur. The […]

/villages of Switzerland March 17, 2024 The clear blue sky is stretched in the background with small chunks of snow-white soft clouds drizzled all over. The tall mountains stand right in front of it with their summits colored in fairy dust white and their feet decorated by green trees. Oh, what can I say about the greens? Eden-green, Amazon-green, jasper-green, pea-green, sap-green, foliage-green, storybook-green, wonderland-green, and paradise-green are just a few shades of the many that the vegetation of the […]

/if it doesn’t hurt at all March 16, 2024 An artist’s journey is a dichotomous ballet of being a creator and feeling like an A-grade impostor. The highs are so high that it sends you reeling. And the pull of the impostor syndrome drags you to the dark depths of a bottomless pit. There are days when you can weave complex, kaleidoscopic works of art and then there are days when organizing your mind is a task, and stringing words […]

/the man and the mountain March 15, 2024 We are bound by a common thread, both the man and the mountain. In the grand theatre of existence, the mountain stands as a silent sentinel. It embodies strength, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of growth amidst adversity, much like the human spirit. Gaze upon the crumpled forehead of the mountain. It stabs the clouds and has a world-weary aspect to it. It stretches still, reaching towards the heavens. And so too […]

/first March 12, 2024 I have a travel recommendation as a musing today. Nestled amidst the Swiss Alps, Grindelwald First is a haven for adventurers and observers alike. Your journey begins with a ride on the iconic cable car, ascending high above the verdant valleys below. At the summit, lies a world of endless possibilities. For thrill-seekers, the First Flyer offers an exhilarating experience, soaring through the air at heart-pounding speeds. With the wind in your hair and the mountains […]

/everything is blue March 11, 2024 The vibrant show of lively pink and purple was over. The streaks were gone and the wind in the sky was mopping up the confetti clouds that remained after the celebratory show of light and colors. There was an eerie calm given that moments ago there were all kinds of sounds of humans and birds to Earth. The only sounds were the huffing of wind and the mumbled conversations of human in the distance […]

/have a little patience March 7, 2024 A phrase that is ubiquitous, be it while cooking a dum biriyani, waiting for the result of a test (scholastic or biological), or standing in the queue of a public office. A lot has been said about this agency of endurance. One of my favorites is a line I read in a blog somewhere on the internet, “The courage to start. The discipline to focus. The confidence to figure it out. The patience […]

/sublimity March 6, 2024 Sublimity, you know what that is? It’s the instant when one thing is about to become something else. Day to night. Caterpillar to butterfly. Fawn to doe. Seed to sprout. Liquid to gas. Experiment to result. Boy to man. Clay to pottery. Sandcastle to waves. Moment to memory. Memory to nostalgia. Nostalgia to tears. It’s in the physical and the metaphysical. It’s all the light we can and cannot see. It’s momentary. It’s transient. It’s beautiful. […]

/hauntingly beautiful March 5, 2024 What is often considered an oxymoron, is actually an adverb-adjective combination employed to express the feeling of encountering something remarkable. Something that resonates. Something that reverberates. Haunting relates to having qualities that linger in the memory: not easily forgotten. And beauty, what can I say of it when it is the crown jewel of the prose and poems of the greats? In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Beauty is God’s handwriting.” So when you […]

/life’s best moments usually happen unplanned March 4, 2024 Take it from someone who subscribes to the notion of planning to the ‘T’ when it comes to realizing photo concepts that lie outside the immediate control of the human life form, that there is such a thing as unexpected luck or its ubiquitous representation, serendipity. While tracking, mapping, charting, and planning have resulted in some photographs that stand tall on the impostor syndrome edifice—me pinching myself, did I really create […]