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Day 277: Horizons

27/12/2020 Day 277 Barry Lopez died today. The uncertainty about life this year has played out consistently. Yet, every time I am taken aback. I expected a few more essays and thoughts coming from the man as the year turned and perhaps a few more reflections when all this is over. It was not to … Continue reading Day 277: Horizons →

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Day 236: Where would you want to be?

15/11/2020 Day 236: Where would you want to be? From the anthology on Himalayas, I read some of the essays again - ‘A Mountain Retreat’ by Viki Mackenzie and ‘The Nature of the Highlands’ on Tibet by Lama Anagarika Govinda. The quests in life and inner journeys of people seem to be the same in … Continue reading Day 236: Where would you want to be? →

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Day 235: Diwali

14/11/2020 Day 235 Two hundred and thirty five days have passed since the pandemic-led lockdowns began in this country. It is as though a whole variety of life lessons have gotten compressed into these months of the pandemic - from personal to professional.  Tonight, India is celebrating Diwali. The festival, by all measures, sounds and … Continue reading Day 235: Diwali →

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Days 106-111: Writing turns into daily log

26/08/2020 Day 155 Posting previous daily logs today. I am phenomenally out of sync. When the lockdown began the idea was to write at least 500 words everyday. It began lagging behind on date. Yet, in the city there was enough spare time to do this (what else can one do switching between drawing room … Continue reading Days 106-111: Writing turns into daily log →

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Day 105: Pandemic and us

Ajangaon, July 2020 07/07/2020 Day 105 This morning we went beyond the little hillock on which the road climbs up immediately, from the coffee point where we sit during rides. It is a short ramp, about a kilometer long. It then descends into an expansive flat land until the next low rise hill range in … Continue reading Day 105: Pandemic and us →

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Day 104: Reminders

Rohtang Pass, 2017 06/07/2020 Day 104 In a frivolous way (but noteworthy) I was reminded of the difference between adequate needs and lifestyle needs from the condition of my cycle. It is an eight-speed road bike with two front gears and eight at the rear. After a crash a couple of weeks back, and with … Continue reading Day 104: Reminders →

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Day 103: Farm and reading

05/07/2020 Day 103 While removing the weeds on the farm this morning I was struck by the burst of life that accompanies rain and the diversity of it. It is a fascinating world if exploring this diversity is appealing for a person. There is enormous beauty in watching the variety of flora and fauna in … Continue reading Day 103: Farm and reading →

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Day 102: Falling behind

04/07/2020 Day 102 Falling behind is easy. Allow a minor slip and it can keep getting worse as the days pile up. Even though these thoughts are written down on the end of the same day, the posts have fallen behind schedule by more than a week. I hope to fix it soon.  We did … Continue reading Day 102: Falling behind →

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Day 101: Meaning-making

03/07/2020 Day 101 Daily writing is suffering. On the upside, there is a great deal of learning and discovery happening these days. As with most new behaviours, it takes effort in the beginning and then there is a tipping point after which it gains stability and is likely to stick. With writing, the change in … Continue reading Day 101: Meaning-making →

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Day 100: Work from home

02/07/2020 Day 100: Work from home  It has been a hundred days since the lockdown began.In terms of experience and changes, these days are several years worth of action compressed in a very short span. Under normal circumstances there might be some room to doubt if one’s own reading of the world is actually a … Continue reading Day 100: Work from home →

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