Distinctiveness - Travel and Lifestyle Blog

Sometimes a song can lift you when you are down. A certain tune can bring back sweet memories or make you think of a wonderful time that lies ahead. Sometimes more than the lyrics, it’s the notes that make a first impression in your heart. The best way to feel good is to keep such a tune as your ringtone. As you get a call in the middle of a busy schedule, suddenly you feel divine, the tension is gone and you are lost and alone in midst of everyone. When I first heart “Love Story” by Taylor Swift, I was experimenting with fresh country songs. The song struck me as a sweet love song, everyone has a love story and it was destined to remind me of mine. But as the initial phase passed out, I realised it’s the intro music which had caught my heart. The moment I heard the cute D progression, something nice happened inside. The lyrics are touching, as it’s always nice to hear a girl tell a boy “ You are everything to me, I’m begging you, please don’t go.... ” The song starts with a sweet li...

Ever since I shifted to Assam, it had been a hard time. Almost every other week there is news of a rhino being killed by poachers. Till date, already 5 Rhinos have fallen prey to poachers, 3 of them killed when they had strayed out in search of food or to avoid in-fighting. Last year, 14 Rhinos were killed by the poachers. Although rhinos are of large size and have a reputation of being tough, they are actually very easily poached. Because it visits water holes daily, the rhinoceros is easily killed while taking a drink. The sight of the Rhino carcass, with the horn missing is very demoralising. But I was delighted to read a special report on the Telegraph dated 23.02.2010. Assam had finally taken a stand. Poachers mainly kill rhinos because of the vague medicinal value of their horns. These horns can easily fetch a few lakhs. Unfortunately even though human beings are supposedly superior to the rhinos in the stages of development, Rhinos know a basic truth which is a myth to the human...