travel is adventure......

Excited is the word. The rugl baby website is still not on its two perfect little feet, but well when did a baby statrt walking in its first month here on earth. And people! it is India! Here we manage do things, well a little differently, even with the best of efforts. And when did life walk a straight line?! with me it seems to take the convoluted path, despite my straight nose of all in life and beyond. Boy! did I learn and do I learn a lot?! you bet!!!!!!!!!!!

So the two babies Rugltrust & Cosmic Cosnpiracy are here and hope you all like them. A sincere effort. Nobody is perfectly good and nobody is perfeectly bad.

Last week was travel to Sandur in Karnataka. And well! India is all about surprises around every nook and corner down her lenght and breadth. Was in Sandur, Bellary district, to look a the Embroidery options they offer. Especially Lambani. A long waited trip. Was part of the trip in November'08, when I went to Delhi and on my return via Lucknow for 'Chikankari' got my baggage stolen at the ladies waiting room in Chennai. Camera, computor back up, pen drive, paaspot, pan card! and my 30 year collection of personal jewellery, and my favourite clothes. Well around 75,000/- rupeees down the thieves pocket. The money? yes is difficult to earn with all the ideals & principles I espouse. But the sheer effort of getting the documents, after such trials, was a sure let down. Well what a lesson. Sandur trip saw me with a shoulder bag, with next to nothing, but bare essentials.

Well, Sandur! what a story! A iron ore & managanese mining area. Even the sun looked red & dusty. Guess you can think of the country side now a little. Ecology at its barren best, due to unscrupulous and indiscriminate digging of the depths of the earth, in the name of mining. Wither we oh mankind?! The embroidery was all colourful life, to make up for all the loss of nature and her colours. What a pity? we loose natural colours and make up for it with chemical coloured threads from corporates! Well, hope with patience and perseverence will pave the way.

Oh! and 2 hours at Hampi on the way back. So there till there next time.