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2023 - The Year That Was

Places impact you for a variety of reasons. And the same place impacts different people in different ways. This is especially true when it comes to spiritual experiences, where every single person’s experience is unique. And personally, every spiritual experience is unique, the same person can have different deeply spiritual experiences at different places, at different times. This thought has emerged because of my own experiences over the years, but especially so this year, with different and unique experiences at various places I have visited recently. I began this year with a visit to Baroda (Vadodara) with friends. It was meant to be a relaxed trip, a touristy trip, with our sons. We enjoyed ourselves to the hilt, but the highlight of that trip was a visit to the Lakulisha temple at Pavagadh. It was the iconography of the temple that I connected with, and I spent a few hours simply lost in the details of the figures carved around the temple. There was an indefinable connect with

Its time to Celebrate!!!!!

Yes, it's celebration time for me, and for more reasons than one!




  • Next, my dream of seeing my name in print came true when my article on Omkareshwar was published in the Sunday Herald! I am yet to receive my copy of the newspaper, so meanwhile you can check out the article on their site here.


  • Last, but not the least, I just received a mail informing me that my blog had been nominated for the Best Travel Indiblog of the Year, 2008. Yes, it is a bit late for the year, but as they say, better late than never! As soon as the voting starts, I shall put up more details, so meanwhile, get ready to vote for me!!!!!




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  1. Congrats ! That's a great achievement. So may good news, all together.
    Are you a born writer?

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  2. congrats
    great news
    I envy the traveling you do, but share your joy in the awards, as you well deserve it...
    I feel your pictures speak volumes by itself, and yr thoughts are so very organised
    good job

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  3. Anu- Im mighty impressed.. way to go and well deserved.. congrats.. just let us know when voting starts.. we will all do our bit.. once again congrats and very well done..(ajcl)

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  4. You deserve it all! Everytime I read your travel stories I wonder how well its writtern and wishes there would be more readership! Great!! Congradulations!!! :)

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  5. Connnnnnnnngratulations Anu! You indeed deserve even more than these :)

    Garden Lizard

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  6. Congrats Anu.
    So happy about all the good news.Ok tell me when the voting starts. Mine is for you.

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  7. Congratulations. There is nothing more exciting than to see your name in print. I hope you keep seeing yours frequently. Best of luck.

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  8. Thanks so much to every single one of you! It is your comments and appreciation that makes me want to write more and more and improve my way of writing too.... and your inputs have been more useful than I can ever describe.... which makes me even more eager to share all my happiness with all of you!! Thanks so much again!!

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  9. Several reasons Anu to celebrate..will look up yr article

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  10. Congratulations. Just went through both the stories.

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  11. @ Lakshmi and Arun : thanks a lot... reading your blogs and articles have been a major inspiration.....

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  12. very impressive "The Fort of Kumbhalgarh"

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