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Archive for October, 2007

On the eve of Pakistan’s cricket team’s arrival (Nov. 2007), a news clipping caught my eye. ‘Only 250 visas have been issued to visiting Pakistanis’- the report dampened my spirits. Sport is a celebration, and not withstanding security concerns in light of Ludhiana blasts, I felt the sports loving Pakistanis deserved better.
 
My mind jogged back [...]

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It was still dark as I headed for a dream run. This was one journey I’d dreamt for a long time. To travel in a train engine! The opportunity came my way while researching an article on the Konkan Coast for a travel magazine. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) to Margao it was.
Ratnagiri station is one of the [...]

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