An empty church somewhere in the mist shrouded Nilgiris, a throwback to 3 years ago. Does it not seem to evoke an unsettling feeling, a foreboding or sound an alarm to a twist of fate that's going to happen less than 3 years thence...
Ooty, Tamil Nadu
Ooty! Melodious little name, no? Now, let's test your phonetics...Say Udagamandalam in a go. Pat your back if you did. Well, that's the original name of this quaint hill station, the British discovered, back in the early eighteenth century. So captivating was its beauty that they couldn't help but compare it to Switzerland and soon after... Continue Reading →
Sherlock, Ooty
This isn't the place where the great Sherlock Holmes once lived. Or ever lived. Boy! he was fiction. But, I'm sure he would have given an arm and leg to buy this eponymous mansion as his post-retirement home. After all, even an eccentric detective like him covets this kind of haven to rest his deerstalking... Continue Reading →