Confused Mama

- From a Tourist to a Moved Traveller The beautiful flowers at the Mana Village - India's 1st Village I had no idea what I was signing up for when I told Amma, "I'll join you on the trip." At that time, I had only two worries: whether I would get two weeks of leave from work, and how Sarath would manage taking care of Gowri on his own for  2 weeks. Thankfully, both concerns were sorted out sooner than expected. So I decided to accompany her. Partly because I was worried about sending her alone on such a long journey, and partly because I had always wanted to travel with her - just the two of us. So I said yes. Only later, when I started researching the trip, did I realize that I had unknowingly signed up for one of the most adventurous pilgrimages in India - the Char Dham Yatra. At Haridwar Ganga Aarathi I am not particularly religious ( irrespective of what the photo says 😃 ). I am not even deeply spiritual. In fact, I went directly to Kedarnath after Guruvayoor, un...

Before you put any mis consumption into your head, I would like to make it clear that I am not going to share the recipe of some extra fabulous dish which I got inspired from the show. Along with the mouthwatering cuisines which amazes me on every single episode of MasterChef, there are also some deeper values and qualities of the judges and contestants which has astonished me even more. And I specifically meant 'MasterChef Australia’; even though I am a great fan of all MasterChef shows.   When I see this show, I don't know how many times I have wondered that whether the contestants are actually aware that they are competing against each other! Really!!! If you have watched the show, you might know what I meant. That’s how they help each other, support each other and motivate each other. They only want the best dish to win, and they make sure that everyone is putting their best effort. Isn't that wonderful.    I get goosebumps every time when I see them asking (in the mi...