Prem'sJourney

Few Years back I was on a weekend Trekking trip with a diverse group who were all extremely passionate about nature and Mountains. All along the trip to the Starting point of the Trek from the Club, all of them Looked Exciting and always spoke about how they aspire to trek along the Lush North East mountains and Specifically about Khasi and Jaintia Hills. On the early morning after the successful completion of the trek, while we were gathered around for the Breakfast, I struck up a conversation with a Young lady who was from Bangalore and was part of the group that was very vocal about their passion about the North East. The conversation moved along the Common interest of Nature, Books, Animals and hovered around the Pets. While Sipping the Morning Coffee, Casually she mouthed out " Our Pets are not safe from the North East people who have infested the city". To say that I was shocked would have been a gross understatement. The shock must have shown in my face. So she backed

What comes to your mind when you think of the first travelogue you have ever read? For me, it was a lot of condescension, and a display of superiority which now I think as Naivety and bluster, fit to impress only an innocent 5 year old, whom I was then. My first experience of reading Travelogues was at that early age in my mother tongue Tamil. Written by some of the popular writers of those times who always bragged about their visits to Europe and the West, in an effort to impress the masses who did not have means to travel themselves. Later years, as I grew up and started travelling to all those places, I realised how shallow their narratives were. By then, my reading had expanded into much deeper subjects and I wanted to see more from a travelogue. Particularly, I wanted Travelogues to provide me with historical background on behavioural aspects of the people and the culture of the places I read about. All the while I was looking at places outside my Country, thinking those are the p