After I moved out of India to Thailand in 1997, a trip to India once
every two years in our summer vacations was most looked forward to.
Despite having been in India for so long and so many times as I grew up, it was just in the last couple of years that I started observing
more, understanding a little more, and realizing many things even more
about the place and the people.Of my three and a half month vacation to Asia recently, which was my first trip back home ever since I moved to US after marriage, I was at my in-laws' in India for two months from October to December 2012. My visit was especially for my devar's (bro-in-law's) wedding.
With my habit of writing a diary, as I went through each day, I used to record at least something from the day what I did, observed, heard, visited, felt, or learned.
After much debate whether I should share my observations in public or not, considering it could create controversies (not that I haven't created controversies before...), I concluded that I will. Partly for your entertainment, and partly for your exposure to India. As I slowly convert the scribblings from my diary into readable sentences, I plan to share stories and show photos of my trip.So if you are interested, come join me in my journey, to see each day of and discoveries from, my trip to India ... through my eyes.
October 14 (Sun) - Day 1: arrived
October 15 (Mon) - Day 2: different life
October 16 (Tue) - Day 3: busy, busy
October 17 (Wed) - Day 4: goodbye, saree
October 18 (Thu) - Day 5: cafe coffee day
October 19 (Fri) - Day 6: two-faced people
October 20 (Sat) - Day 7: dandiya
October 21 (Sun) - Day 8: grabz and creamstone
October 22 (Mon) - Day 9: saree shopping
October 23 (Tue) - Day 10: pav bhaji
October 24 (Wed) - Day 11: cleaning session
October 25 (Thu) - Day 12: peeen peeeen
October 26 (Fri) - Day 13: damn electricity
October 27 (Sat) - Day 14: custard apple shake
October 28 (Sun) - Day 15: let me sleep
October 29 (Mon) - Day 16: india :: food
October 30 (Tue) - Day 17: relaxing
October 31 (Wed) - Day 18: ice cream loveeeee
November 3 (Sat) - Day 21: mehendi
November 4 (Sun) - Day 22: fire crackers
November 5 (Mon) - Day 23: practice
November 6 (Tue) - Day 24: outing
November 7 (Wed) - Day 25: jalwa
November 8 (Thu) - Day 26: me first
November 9 (Fri) - Day 27: bride side gifts
November 12 (Mon) - Day 30: aftermath
November 13 (Tue) - Day 31: diwali
November 14 (Wed) - Day 32: govardhan puja
November 15 (Thu) - Day 33: rama sama
November 16 (Fri) - Day 34: boutique
November 17 (Sat) - Day 35: village...restaurant
November 18 (Sun) - Day 36: black magic
November 19 (Mon) - Day 37: my two sense
November 20 (Tue) - Day 38: brats
November 21 (Wed) - Day 39: chai ka chaska
November 22 (Thu) - Day 40: my devar
November 23 (Fri) - Day 41: house help
November 24 (Sat) - Day 42: in chennai
November 25 (Sun) - Day 43: mangodi
November 26 (Mon) - Day 44: tulsi vivah
November 27 (Tue) - Day 45: shopping again
November 28 (Wed) - Day 46: sangeet practice
November 29 (Thu) - Day 47: tailor trouble
November 30 (Fri) - Day 48: parlor and boutique
December 1 (Sat) - Day 49: celebrations begin
December 2 (Sun) - Day 50: wedding mehendi
December 3 (Mon) - Day 51: sangeet function
December 4 (Tue) - Day 52: manwaar
December 5 (Wed) - Day 53: marwadi wedding
December 6 (Thu) - Day 54: shaadi
December 7 (Fri) - Day 55: panchaiti
December 8 (Sat) - Day 56: hang out
December 9 (Sun) - Day 57: bon voyage, my love
December 10 (Mon) - Day 58: en route nanihaal
December 11 (Tue) - Day 59: chitchatting
December 12 (Wed) - Day 60: nostalgia
December 13 (Thu) - Day 61: "dumb" charades
December 14 (Fri) - Day 62: times have changed
December 15 (Sat) - Day 63: tailor disaster
December 16 (Sun) - Day 64: last minute shopping
December 17 (Mon) - Day 65: my nanand
December 18 (Tue) - Day 66: alvida india
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To share something like this on public space needs lots of courage and wits, well what are blogs for then ! Loved your observation points and you are right,a better understanding assumes only when we are far from it. "double faced people " ; damn electricity ; saree and food - so much "Indiah"
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omggggggg.. i guess you are used to going to india for 2 months.. and despite that you faced challenges. it is hard for me to visit for 2 weeks and not go nuts. i don't know what it is.. it's a very mixed feeling.. things don't go smooth, but i guess it's just all part of being in India.
ReplyDeleteI love ur precise style of writing, thats a great skill, keep writing gal!! u rock! and I have a Liebster award waitn for u at my space, do collect it .. enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWe recently visited India for 3 weeks! It was fun going back after such a long time. Can't wait to read your chronicles!
ReplyDeleteHi, seeing your blog for the first time and will be fun to hear about all of your experiences ! Already like your honesty :-)
ReplyDeletei always love to read and listen abt India.Thanks.
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