Starlit Soliloquies

Revenge of the sea A trillion years ago, a million miles away, The waves told me a tale, which I’ll tell you if I may. It started by the shore of a fairy lios, it will end only with time. It tells the tale of a worldly man, yet brave and sublime Who mistook the water god’s daughter for a maid fair and ordinary And when she started ageing, he disposed of her in a hurry. The father, enraged, sent a torrent of cataclysm And when the deluge was over, he vanished in a prism. The wrongdoer, sorry for having sinned, begged pardon from the aggrieved god Only to hear that he shall be partially pardoned by the water’s lord So, once the bereaved god’s temper tends to rise, We see the revenge of the sea before every sunrise.

It's not like India is the dullest place on this planet. We've got mouthwatering street-food, age-old recipes for delicacies that are finger-licking good, monuments, temples and palaces that stand tall in spite  of centuries worth rains, snows, hail and storms, heritage that goes back a long, long way, you just name it. It's more than enough for people around the globe.  But...still not enough for us Indians (the sad truth). What is wrong with our own country ... Singing patriotic songs to show   your love for India is just not enough... You've got to act like it, my dear fellow Indians. Yes, yes, I know once in a while you'll need the thrill of being at some 5-star resort at some exotic island OUT OF INDIA on a getaway from your tight everyday routine, but does it have to be like that always? How many of you have been to Abu? How many of you even know where Abu is (Take a not-so subtle hint: It's in the same state as Jaipur. Get it? Or is it still a...