by Prerana A V | Feb 20, 2024 | Travel
We turned into an inconspicuous-looking lane next to the Chapel. While we almost missed it on our first try to find our Aldona homestay, an effortless smile started forming on both of our faces. Twin stone walls skirted along the winding lane and huge trees towered on...
by Prerana A V | Oct 21, 2021 | Travel
Note: The cafe has been permanently closed since publishing this article. “You know what? You’re going to perform for my café!” exclaimed Vince in a very peculiar yet memorable introduction. I sat perplexed with a glass of Toddy in hand, in the front porch of...
by Prerana A V | Oct 3, 2020 | Travel
One fine Tuesday, as the clock stroke twelves and most of the world, was lost in deep slumber – My friend Manasi, a Conceptual Artist and I head off to three beautiful places near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. This trip by Grassroutes Journeys was our search for...
by Prerana A V | Nov 24, 2019 | Travel
Santhaku poyee daari edi… (Where’s the way to go to the Farmer’s Market?) goes a rhyme recited by my mother in my childhood. Like many kids of that age, her child was an extremely fussy eater. This specific rhyme was recited to encourage me to quicken my pace and...
by Prerana A V | Sep 6, 2019 | Travel
Bangalore. This word still evokes a plethora of feelings. My thoughts travel back to the day I first stepped into this city with the eyes of a resident. The year was 2009, and we had just parted ways with the pleasant Monsoon Showers of Belgaum. September had set in...
by Prerana A V | Aug 27, 2019 | Travel
Roughly around the same time last year, my phone buzzed with a text message from a friend preserved down my memory lane. “Prerana, I’m coming to Bangalore. Would you like to catch up, maybe?” Aastha Rohilla called it her “Solo-lore” for it was the first time she was...