S(oop)'s Soups and Some More

Birthday are  always special especially for children. As kids esp. for those from a middle class Maharasrtrian families, of my generation we never knew elders had birthdays too. We thought they were always there as grown ups. Mothers birthdays were of least significance because any  celebration meant a whole lot of work for her. Those days we never had a concept of   home delivered meals  and hotel visits were rare_  reserved for rare and  specials occasions. Mothers  birthdays could never figure out in the" special occasion" list at least  not till she touched 50. My spirtis were always high after 15 August because I was getting closer to my birthday and plans to make this special day of mine even more  special was all that I had on my mind. And each plan would mean an extra bit of work for my  mom. So moms birthday just 6 days before mine would just fade  off from my mind  like an ordinary garment picked up from co...

Travel adventures and experiences have been penned down from time memorial. We have stories of famous explorers like  colombus, vasco dagama, captain Cook and also travel shows of Anthony Bourdain. Each one is filled with interesting incidents and adventures as they have ventured into the unknown or tried something challenging. But here we have an ordinary flight journey from Pune to amritsar via Delhi full of thrill and adventure. Here the full credit of this adventure lies with the traveller himself, no credit is shared by the  airlines even if it was our own Air India flight. No flights delay no cancellations yet  the journey kept us and many others on tender hooks. The traveller was my dear son travelling home for his first vacation all  alone. The traveler got not only his parents worried but got a lot of people working overtime. The morning 7.00 am  Flight was  a challenge in itself for any teenager and his parents. It meant getting up at 5.00 ...