Life Through A Lens

Every time I heard about Ladakh, my soul would hop into a virtual dreamland and, my heart would wish to witness this dreamland.  I probably come from that group of people who saw Ladakh in the Movie 3 idiots for the first time and, I do not mind giving them credits for increasing my hopes about the place.    This Ladakh trip seemed too good to be true. But what’s more interesting is the process of having a conversation about the trip. It started with negotiations, permissions, then planning, and much more.    How did it begin? As part of my annual visit to my maternal grandmother’s house, we all were in Karnataka. My brother was in the hostel all this while but had a short break in July-August. My elder cousin started a conversation about the Ladakh bike trip. He was looking for a trip with his friends and asked my brother if he wanted to join.  All this conversation happened in front of my dad. He immediately showed interest and agreed to their plan. They ...

My brother’s importance and presence in my life are greater than any other relationship so far. Like every relationship, even this one evolved and as we grew older, I feel currently we are in the best phase of our bond.  Well, all that I am going to write today is entirely based on what I feel about this siblings’ bond and how has it transformed for the better. Let’s begin from the beginning- My brother Mohit is 3 years younger than me. He showed signs of excellence right from the beginning and that has been the same to date. Ever since I understood the real meaning of being siblings, there was never a competition or jealousy, or hard feeling over anything. I would always be the first person to encourage and the first to criticize. But as we started to grow up and entered our teenage phase, things began to distort. I think it was because of the opposite gender and it brought in the difference of choices, opinions, friends, and interests.  Individually both of us were enjoying...