Unaudited Thoughts

                                                                मैं तुझे फिर मिलूंगी (I shall meet you again): Poem by Amrita Pritam                 तेरा मिलना ऐसा होता है           जैसे कोई हथेली पर एक वक़्त की रोटी रख दे।                                               The above lines are written by Amrita Pritam, a prolific poet and writer from Punjab, India. Among her other honours, were the  Jnanpith Award in 1981 and Padma Vibhushan conferred on her in 2005.  Her passionate writing, the way she expresses pain is something beyond words. Bold and courageous woman, she loved two men throughout her life. The famous poet Sahir Ludhianvi and Firoze, an artist and writer, with whom she spent forty years of her life, though they never officially married. A woman way ahead of her time, her genre of writing is described as romantic-progressive. Currently, I am reading her poems and completely awed by her work.                          As death stared at Amrita, she wrote the poem

                                             Recently stumbled upon an article about the declining footfall in Khajuraho due to poor road, rail and air connectivity .What came to mind was a  quick getaway  taken last year, road trip to Khajuraho in  December 2018 .It was an impromptu trip planned with friends over casual dinner,  about what to do in the holiday season. Finally, a  place of interest was going to be ticked off bucket list .          Excited, we set off in our car around 9.00 am in the pleasant Nagpur winter. Winter is the best season to be in and around Nagpur, which faces summer for remaining 9 months of the year. Khajuraho, situated in Madhya Pradesh is approximately 600 kms from Nagpur. We went via Sagar- Chindwara route. The road is in great condition, a part of it 4 lane and major part of the road is 2 lane. It is dotted with several dhabas and small stopovers for the mandatory, 'Chai'. The slight nip in air,  bright sunny day, interestin