B-E-A-UTIFUL would be an understatement to my experience to the whole trip.
It was really hard to resist. Especially when Abhinav Mayaram's folks called us to the place Abhinav spent his whole childhood. I'm glad that I didn't say NO. I would've regretted one of the most amazing trips in my life.
Neither was the trip about sightseeing nor was it was about palaces. What it was about was the people. A whole Rajasthani/Himachali (if that is a word)/American family come together and welcoming Rithvik and I as family. It was a touching moment indeed.
It all began at 6am when we left Lodi Garden in Dilli. We thought we hit the traffic jam of the century. We reached jaipur at 3pm. You read it right. 3pm.
We went to Jaipur for an important occasion. We were there for the 9th Memorial of Anirudh Mayaram (Abhinav's brother)
In his memory, the Mayarams organise a basketball tournament in his school called "The Anirudh Mayaram Cup". Gaining popularity over the years, the competition has gained interest among many schools in and around Jaipur.
Friends, family and others. All came as one that one day. Cheered together and showed their support. The day ended well for the home team because they kicked ass. I mean, those guys were all over the place. Abhinav asked me “Do you remember when we could do all that?”. I said “No.”
Later that evening we went to their farm house. Wow! What a beautiful place.
It’s the first plot of land after past the border of the natural reserve. A lot
more of people joined us and we (Rithvik and I) were told to be prepared for a feast.
Trust me! They weren’t joking. It was a feast alright. Unlimited alcohol and meat,
rich cultural foods… That kinda stuff.
We ate, we sand, we some more and we sand some more under the stars. Did’nt remember the last time I did that. To come to think of it, it was when I was at my cousin’s place in Kanchipuram when I was 10 years old. All went well and the evening ended in the wee hours of the morning.
We were all set to come back to Gurgaon (and college) the day after. Again, we hit the second traffic jam of the century. It took us ten hours to come from Jaipur to Gurgaon. It was another long night. Only difference was, we wanted this one to end.
Do I want to do it again? HELL YEAH! \m/
Cheers!
-Yogesh Babu
(www.fb.com/yogesh87)
It was really hard to resist. Especially when Abhinav Mayaram's folks called us to the place Abhinav spent his whole childhood. I'm glad that I didn't say NO. I would've regretted one of the most amazing trips in my life.
Neither was the trip about sightseeing nor was it was about palaces. What it was about was the people. A whole Rajasthani/Himachali (if that is a word)/American family come together and welcoming Rithvik and I as family. It was a touching moment indeed.
It all began at 6am when we left Lodi Garden in Dilli. We thought we hit the traffic jam of the century. We reached jaipur at 3pm. You read it right. 3pm.
We went to Jaipur for an important occasion. We were there for the 9th Memorial of Anirudh Mayaram (Abhinav's brother)
In his memory, the Mayarams organise a basketball tournament in his school called "The Anirudh Mayaram Cup". Gaining popularity over the years, the competition has gained interest among many schools in and around Jaipur.
Friends, family and others. All came as one that one day. Cheered together and showed their support. The day ended well for the home team because they kicked ass. I mean, those guys were all over the place. Abhinav asked me “Do you remember when we could do all that?”. I said “No.”
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| Clockwise - L-R - Rithvik Reddy, Karishma Kashyap, Caroline Lobo, Abhinav Mayaram and Yogesh Babu |
We ate, we sand, we some more and we sand some more under the stars. Did’nt remember the last time I did that. To come to think of it, it was when I was at my cousin’s place in Kanchipuram when I was 10 years old. All went well and the evening ended in the wee hours of the morning.
We were all set to come back to Gurgaon (and college) the day after. Again, we hit the second traffic jam of the century. It took us ten hours to come from Jaipur to Gurgaon. It was another long night. Only difference was, we wanted this one to end.
Do I want to do it again? HELL YEAH! \m/
Cheers!
-Yogesh Babu
(www.fb.com/yogesh87)
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