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At the end of November 2024, I decided to undertake a cross-country drive from Noida to Bangalore. The purpose of the trip was two-fold – I wanted to visit my brother and sister-in-law who live in Bangalore and deliver to them their car which was in Noida. The other purpose was for me to see India like I have never done before. I had travelled long distance earlier too, but those trips had been more about reaching the destination. This was supposed to be different – as much about the journey as the destination. Ellora was supposed to be my second night halt on this sojourn. It was approximately a seven-hour drive from my previous halt in the outskirts of Indore.

The drive was a scenic one via the rustic countryside of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra...

While the shadow of the coronavirus scourge is receding, the virus has managed to ravage large portions of humanity. Covid-19 has brought untold suffering to millions and continues to affect many millions of people even now. There is, however, light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccinations have started and life has slowly started limping back to a new normal that would have been unrecognizable to most of us just a year back. I have been fortunate enough to still have my job, have my health and also have my family safe.

Challenging as these times have been, they have provided many of us the opportunity to take a step back and do things that we have always wanted to. Things that we always set aside for the lack of time. The virus bought the gift of time for some of us...