The World of Raju Sharma

 Day 2 in Kolli hills  I wake up to a rooster 🐓 or perhaps a peacock calling in the distant hill. The sharp call accentuated by silence all around woke me from my slumber in my beautiful hotel named Silverline Resorts. This hotel, situated in a hill top has friendly staff and well appointed rooms. I am at work , but the mornings are mine to savour . With this thought , I freshen up and walk towards the open area outside. Life is in the open. I tell myself . The forest beyond is serene. It seems mysterious to me as if it knows things that I have no clue about. Silence , serenity and mystery can be an attractive combination . I savour the morning bliss. The  weary heart feelings melts away.  The sun rays comes to the valley. The 🐦 birds and the swan 🦢 are here . The flowers 💐 are in full glory . The golden sun has soaked everything here . The bees , the butterflies, the insects and other creepy crawlers seem to be having a merry day.  Few feed on each other , ...

I am On my way from Trichy to Kolli Hills in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu.  Abhinavgram is in Kolli hills and about 170 kms from Trichy airport. I shall reach the hotel by 9:30 or so . The evening sunset was beautiful as the last rays soaked the lush greenary around me . Our country is so diverse and beautiful. Love exploring the hinterlands . My driver  Reuben does not speak a word of English and I do not know anything remotely associated with Tamil . However , I think am having a beautiful conversation with him using few common words .  I said filter coffee . He stopped the car in a road side shop where the lady served excellent filter coffee. It was excessively sweet but delicious too . He tells me about his family and I gather that he has a loving family with a five year old daughter whom he dearly loves  He also explained about an arduous trek undertaken by pilgrims here in Tamil Nadu to a temple called Samaypuram in Trichy .  I can see men ans women wal...