Introducing

…Me & My articles….

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I am a nomad in spirit.

I live in 3 cities.

I pursue wealth – wealth of life experiences.

And to gain that wealth, I travel.

To 3-4 locations a year that are remote for me, in terms of physical and cultural distance.

Armed with two probes – my camera and my chit-chat.

(Just back from a 2000 km road journey through the tribal villages of Arunachal Pradesh)

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As keepsakes of the endangered cultures I visit, I collect conversations, images and antique textiles & jewelry.

The stories are presented in the various category kaleidoscopes

while the images and antiques are showcased in the websites linked on the panel to the right.

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Someone asked me my reasons for making the effort to write these articles and put up photographs since it earns me no visible rewards and does take upto 4 hours to put together my best articles.

I think it is mainly to infect others with the awe and the wonder and the delight that I feel each time I discover diversity in a world that is getting increasingly homogenised. I find it intriguing and stimulating and very refreshing to attempt to understand a new model of life that is alien to my life model and I hope to transmit my excitement at finding newness through these writings.

“swantah sukhay” is the only reason for this blog.

And as for the time invested – my wise tailor said to me yesterday “only a corpse does not have time” – we all have time for the things we love !

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jaina mishra
MENSA member, MBA

writing from singapore, goa, bombay or anywhere in Asia

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All the material on this blog is copyrighted. Images may not be downloaded or used in other locations without permission.

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