I remember, so vividly, as a little girl one of the main aims of my life was to wear pretty dangling earrings, that tickled my neck as I moved and glittered like pixie dust, every time they caught the rays of the sun! With parents like mine though, who wouldn’t hear of having my ears pierced till I reached a certain age, that cherished goal seemed prohibitively difficult to achieve! What was allowed, however, was […]
Sometimes it seems like you have to wait for half a hundred years till the cheerful rustic turns magical again, but turn it does, for sure. 9 long months of inimical seasons with their sleet, snow, heat and freaky weather give way to level rainstorms that smite the mighty deodars, the vast mountain slopes and wise old mud houses alike, and sudden gusts of delinquent wind blow inside-out, the tails of unsuspecting little birds, like […]
This is a story of feral desires and hungry eyes… Khanabadosh was started on the basic premise of sharing, where I soaked in the local culture, sights , sounds and smells of every place I stayed in and in return opened the doors of my home and heart to the local community. One of those doors led to my library, the soul of Khanabdosh. When I was in the process of moving in here, more […]
Last month we had 2 guests who came here to train for the some of the toughest endurance races on the planet. They ran up hills we can barely walk, cycled paths that rattled the fanciest SUVs, and swam against the current in rivers that were till then, only used for rafting. They also hung from our garage, much to the amusement of the Keepers of the Keys here at Khanabadosh – our 2 Goldens! […]
In sweet surrender to inherent goodness. Trust, reassurance and an unbroken belief that all is well…has been…will be. Reminiscent of one of the key learnings from Gita. Such were the thoughts that crossed my mind as I saw Sultan at Buddha’s feet, just the other day…the perfect picture of a serene soul. Serenity has something very easy about its being. Easy but strong, playful but unfazed. Just as compassion, or unconditional love. Like the quietly […]