“…she did not believe the world was a vale of tears but rather a joke that God and played and that it was ridiculous to take it seriously if he himself never had.” “My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left.” ‘The House of the Spirits’Continue reading “Chile: The House of The Spirits”
Author Archives: Harishankar
Korea & Japan: Pachinko
“because she would not believe that she was no different than her parents, that seeing him as only Korean—good or bad—was the same as seeing him only as a bad Korean. She could not see his humanity, and Noah realized that this was what he wanted most of all: to be seen as human.” “PatriotismContinue reading “Korea & Japan: Pachinko”
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos: The Dragon Apparent
It’s 1951. Most of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (together called Indo-China) is under French colonial influence and the rest under Communist supported Viet Minh rule. There’s a full blown war going on between the French and the Viet-Minh. Three more years till France officially quits Indochina and four more years till the 19 year longContinue reading “Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos: The Dragon Apparent”
Peru: Turn Right at Machu Picchu
“On a globe it looks like a swollen California. Within that space, though, are twenty-thousand-foot peaks, the world’s deepest canyon (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon), unmapped Amazon jungle and the driest desert on earth.” The book talks about the author’s weeks long trek to Machu Picchu and other Inca sites around Cusco, retracingContinue reading “Peru: Turn Right at Machu Picchu”
Nigeria: Half of a Yellow Sun
“There are two answers to the things they will teach you about our land: the real answer and the answer you give in school to pass. You must read books and learn both answers”.I’m halfway through ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and loving it as well as feeling a little frightened, because it showcases communalContinue reading “Nigeria: Half of a Yellow Sun”
If We Last
“Our life is a chronology of upshots influencing us till our last breath or beyond that. And all our perceptions, thoughts, ideas and assumptions get stirred up whenever the causes of those effects are outside the tangible circle of our limited knowledge about our life and the universe of half known mysteries. Sometimes life showsContinue reading “If We Last”
Through the Streets of Kochi
I’ve always wanted to travel solo and thought what better time than now. I’ve also wanted to stay at a zostel ever since I discovered it online. I looked things up, saw there was one in Fort Kochi and started planning for it. Finally, I got time for it at the end of January. Continue reading…
Road trip to Valparai
Everyone has heard the saying, ‘ It’s the journey not the destination’. Well this trip showed me that’s indeed true. Our time at Valparai was limited and we could not spend much time there, but every moment of our journey was thoroughly enjoyable. Even though we didn’t spend much time there, I’ll also go through all the things to do and see at Valparai. I’ll also talk about some of the places we visited on the way here. Click to continue reading…
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