Long Winter and Flowers

Did not imagine Kolkata would have such a long winter, but it does. Temperatures at night are down to 12-13 for a month now. Anyway, some outings and innings (used for a look in-house) showed  some good sights, and pleasant temperatures in the daytime helped.

Flowers and Colours

 The last few days have got me going on flower photography in multiple locations- the results.

Fawning Over Flora at IIM Indore

Flora and fauna are unique at every place. Here is a look at some flora from our campus at IIM Indore.

Diwali

 As always, Diwali this year came with celebrating by lighting diyas at home, and some lighting experiments by the family. An example is below. Above, my kurta day.

The flower arrangements also added to the festive cheer, as did the snacks that we call "faraal" in Marathi. Mr. Chitale, the famous vendor of some of these ran out of stock on Diwali day. Good for weight-control!

Rounded the week up by meeting two ex-students, Khyati Jha and Sirisha Adi. It was great chatting about the world at large, and some happenings in our lives.

Lemon Apple Resort

There is this resort in Coonoor. Except a swimming pool, it's got everything you need for a holiday. You can book on makemytrip and booking.com too. Good location, about a km. from Sim's Park in Coonoor, beautifully done up rooms, a garden sit-out, a sit-in inside, and a couple who will cook to order (that's extra). Some pics that I took there last week. More on this link. http://lemonappleresort.com/

 The drive to get there-this is via Kotagiri to Coonoor. Also approachable from the other side.

No wi-fi, but a Golf academy and a tea estate at a stone's throw. You can learn Golf and take walks. And drink Nilgiris tea grown right there. Evidence- A pic of the tea-tree.

A Green Campus-Indian Oil Institute

Visited the IIPM (not that one!) at Gurgaon, set up by Indian Oil for training their executives. Great campus, green certified and nicely laid out. Here are some pics-

If Today Was My Last Day

If today was my last day as a human avatar, I would (depending on when in the day I knew)-

Drink at least three cups of tea and a glass of Single Malt - tough to choose from, but my current stock would help me narrow it down.

Call and say goodbye to about a dozen people.

Watch a favourite film scene from a film or two- Anand and Padosan, or Chupke Chupke probably.

Read my favourite jokes over again.

Look at the photo albums of the years on the planet.

Write a will (unless the World was also ending-then there would be no need).

Play a round of Golf-I should have settled near a Golf Course by then :)😇

Listen to as many favourite songs as I could in the rest of the time..maybe sing a couple.

Flower Show-Part 3