Kadmanivasi. My Blog. Geeta Ramani

I am hurt and saddened by the vicious assault resulting in the death of the brave young daughter of India and like my countrymen, I am distraught and upset by the state of affairs in my country. I wonder, what I can do and how I can help prevent such heinous and inhuman acts. At this juncture I only wish to reaffirm my faith in my personal moral and ethical values and hope I can lead by example. I can also express myself and add my voice to the millions of outraged countrymen and women, hoping to be heard someday. Right after the horrific incident, we waited for the Home Minister to speak, for the Prime Minister to address the shocked and stunned nation. But why only them? Are these the only two departments of the government which need to act? It seems strange that the Minister of Law and Justice had nothing to say on the issue. In fact, he should have been the first to ask for convening both the houses of Parliament, to discuss and debate the pending criminal bill. The Surface Transpo...

The difference between a tourist and a traveler is that the tourist carries his own atmosphere around with him, the traveler tries to lose himself in his surroundings.                                  Freya Stark I joined the group of ‘loafing ladies’, really, ‘laughing ladies’, hoping to travel and explore Incredible India. As I set out for Kanha and Pench, never did I dream of hitting the tiger trail at Pench, in Mowgli’s Land! Our journey to Kanha was uneventful. As we drove into ‘Pugmark Resort’, located in Khatia village on the buffer zone, we got a glimpse of what was to follow- exotic tiger terrain! The resort was charming …from the two stuffed tigers mounted on the tree, to the delightful little villages surrounding it! I have brought back very fond memories of the resort, for here we were treated as family, by the Yadavs, who run the establishment. They are a...

Sree Leathers is a chain of footwear store, in Jamshedpur. Back then, they had a wide variety of affordable shoes and slippers. Their shops would always be overflowing with people, especially during Dushehra and Diwali. And no one returned with just a pair! One fine day, we saw the Sree Leather s ad in the newspaper in Chennai and we made up our minds to visit, just for old times' sake! The shop in Chennai was situated very far away from home. Most weekends, we would remind ourselves about the visit. However, this  Sunday, we were determined to find the shop and speak to the owner and tell him of our joy! Traffic in a city like Chennai can be very daunting. But this Sunday afternoon, it appeared thin, but just only   in our residential area. As we drove to the city-center, we found that roads everywhere had been diverted or dug up for laying the Metro rail. On reaching the busy T-Nagar Market area, we started making enquiries. Sadly, no one had heard o...