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Water water everywhere….

5.30pm. The last byte had been shot and it was time to head back. There was an 8 hour journey ahead of them and everyone was tired. Murugan suggested that they head to the river.  The waters would refresh them. Team yatra set out for Bhavanipuzha!

Anuroop the producer, Varun the cameraman, Kiran the assistant cameraman, Mahesh the driver, Praveen the anchor, all charged into the waters as if they were seeing a river for the first time in their lives. Poor Deepa was left all alone! L Murugan was there, not exactly giving her any company but watching over. Just in case the locals, in their trance like state [thanks to marijuana and spirit that was readily available] bumped into the short tempered Deepa!

The guys had disappeared to the other side of the tree enjoying their new found freedom.

Travel Bytes- Kolkata

‘mile sur mera thumhara….’

The visuals of the metro train, then of a beautiful Bengali woman clad in sari singing ‘amor shur tomar shur….’ developed within me an instant liking for Calcutta. [First thing I learnt from Gargee, my fellow Bengali traveler in train was this particular song].  At times when my belief in the paranormal was on the high, I have even come to think of my previous birth as that of a Bengali! So the Kolkata trip had been in the concept stage for over 15 years or so! I was waiting for the Durga pooja for that’s when Kolkata perks up! But coz shyam chettan , a dear friend was on his way to the north east in August and coz my boss would grant me leave only during the Onam holidays rather than in October, I decided to prepone the expedition!