To all those Indians vacationing!!

How many of you have visited Khajurao? Orcha? Havelock? Leh? Gangotri?
These are some of the most exotic locations in the world.
And do you know where they are? INDIA.
But do you know where Indians go for a holiday?
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Dubai, Hongkong etc.....
Yeah! Fine! I know its none of my business to comment on where people go on vacations.
But i have a right to have my own opinion.
And as much as i love my country, i have a right to tell its people to travel more in their own country. To know about their own enriched and beautiful country.
And dont give me any shit that its dirty and unsafe and so on.
Come on! Its upto us to make it cleaner and safer and whatever is that you want it to be.
Now days its more of a status symbol... "Oooo i been to London... it was so awwwwwsome!!" and when you ask them to place Pune in India, they will tell you "Yeahhh...its somewhere near Delhi".....!!! Helloooo???? Anyone Listening!!
One who has travelled the length and breadth of INDIA, has a right to travel abroad.
I remember one of my friend mentioning, during her stay in the US of A, she was asked to talk about the cultural heritage of India. And she was clueless!! Infact, she found many Americans that knew a lot more about Indian Heritage!! Shouldn't we feel ashamed!!
Hey its never too late! Travel India! Learn!
Bring it on!! Lets make our country rich! Lets make our vacation plans here!!

My journey from an Atheist to a Sort-of Believer

Born and brought up in a broad minded, progressive Hindu family, religion and belief were never imposed on me. Taught to me, but left upon me to choose. So I chose being a firm non-believer. However I dutifully accompanied my family to temples and took part in family's religious rituals. But I was unable to feel the presence of an almighty, God or any of His avatars. I felt amazed when I see people behaving like fanatics in the name of God. I still remember my father doing his daily pooja before stepping out of the house. And the Tuesdays were the best days because he used to go to Hanuman temple and bring back sweet prasaad(boondi). In fact even I started going to temple on Tuesdays so I can eat boondi... :)
Hence you all can understand what kind of a believer I was!!
If anyone asks my opinion on God, I used to say out rightly that I believe God is in doing Good. Simple was my philosophy. Though I still abide by it, along with a few more aspects now.
Slowly and steadily as I met an accident, as I got married, as I had a baby, as I underwent health issues, I started to believe that there must be Someone out there looking after us. Surely, otherwise the way I drive, I would have driven my way to the heavenly abode by now!! Someone's surely taking care of me, no matter how carelessly I take myself!!
Isn’t it a miracle that I escaped unscratched, when I hit a road block at a speed of 90Km/hr and saw the block flying sideways!?
Isn’t it a miracle to give birth to a beautiful baby!?
Isn’t it a miracle when a heavy old-fashioned fan fell on my mom’s head and nothing awful happened?!
Isn’t it a miracle that I daily speed through the city and still no-bones-broken?!
Right, IT IS NOT!!
It is Someone making it his point to keep us far from harms way and that Someone also keep making beautiful things happen to us.
Hence I felt the need to say “Thanks” to Him.
And which better place to go and do that than a temple.

Even though, I know I am not fully there. Yet to go long and Live and learn my way through!!
Thank you- To Whom so ever it concerns.