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Imperial Blue Voyager
Uma watching Manikantan 0

Weekly Notes 02/2026

The weekend and the week were busy as we wrapped up at Thrissur, traveled, and got back to work after the holiday season. Uma’s school also restarted this week after the holidays. We are back to regular programming.

Sunset at Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom. 0

Kumarakom Backwaters

Vembanad Lake is one of the longest lakes in India and the largest in Kerala. It touches three districts in Kerala. So when we thought of exploring Kerala, we wanted to start with nature, and backwaters were the first thing that came to mind, besides beaches. We chose Kumarakom as it seemed to...

Pink Flowers from Bengaluru. Postcard painted by Shalini 2

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This year, I wanted to celebrate for no real reason at all. At first, I wanted to get friends together and celebrate with a meal, but then it seemed like a lot of organizing, and so many of them are away. So I choose to spend time with Uma and Anju. I chose...

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Weekly Notes 40/2025

We are in Thrissur and will be here for some time. The drive from Bengaluru was comfortable and good. We left at 2:10 AM and reached our destination at 10:25 AM, covering approximately 500 km in 8 hours, including brief stops. I think that’s a very good average on Indian roads. I was...

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Weekly Notes 23/2025

It’s that time of the year again. I am IITM/Chennai for Paradox 2025. I reached today. I will be there till Monday. If you’re around, we can grab a coffee. You already know how to reach me.

Work as usual at Varanasi 2

Weekly Notes 05/2025

I am back in Bengaluru. I took Saturday early morning Shatabdi. All of us went to pick up Pathu from Stay. She did do a bit of drama once she was back at home. Who wouldn’t? :)