by Shikha Gautam | Eating Out, Food, Himachal Pradesh, India, Mcleodganj
The Sun was going down, stealthily, in a slow motion dive behind the Dhauladhars. Everything was strangely lit in orange, including the towering pine that stands right in the centre of the town square at McLeodganj. I was sitting at the terrace, watching it go down;...
by Shikha Gautam | Himachal Pradesh, India, Mcleodganj
Hesitant, I ventured in the complex of Tsuglagkhang Monastery, McLeodganj. The extra cautious air that comes sweeping when you are about to venture into an unknown territory surrounded me. Fearing that I might offend monks or the Tibetans for my lack of knowledge of...
by Shikha Gautam | Himachal Pradesh, Mcleodganj
This fusion of colours at the Buddhist Temple took me by surprise as I walked down the main street at McLeodganj. Sitting as a welcome surprise in the busy lane, this temple has prayer wheels that you can set whirling as you walk the road. Columns of butter lamps...
by Shikha Gautam | Mcleodganj, Scribblings
Came across this huge banner that stood right by the corner from the Tibet Museum at McLeodganj. As the flag of Tibet tried to ride the wind, I couldn’t help clicking this one for the sheer irony of it. Waving freely under the blue sky, perhaps the flag...
by Shikha Gautam | Abstract Writing, Mcleodganj
After a truckload (that’s what I think) of meshed potatoes and a huge pitcher of Tuborg, it certainly seemed like a break from work. The cheesiness (no pun intended) of potatoes and the sparkling cold of beer has me back from the angry, young woman mood for a...