I am back after a brief hiatus. The new year has begun with a bang and I had been surrounded with a lot of hectic activity. I have just come back from a short trip to Punjab, as my brother is leaving for Australia. He is going for his CPA studies there and carries dreams of making it big there. Here is wishing him all the best.
The trip back home was a very refreshing experience. I went back to Punjab after a gap of one year, and everything is still in a state of slow metamorphosis. The people and the culture - both seem to be the middle of a new evolutionary process with the western influences now very cleary visible. Right from seeing people working on laptops in the compartments of the train to the way youngsters dress up was an interesting observation. The punjabi salwars and dupattas have given way to figure hugging jeans and tight tees. Shawls and scarfs are passe now; welcome bandanas and designer jackets. And all this on display in the train compartment. I was intrigued by the change that the state has undergone in a year. When I was here the last year, I could see the beginnings of an ominous change. I am just wondering what would I experience when I go back next.
But there have been some fun-filled moments as well. I celebrated Lohri, the cheerful punjabi festival, with lots of gud and rewari. And then the trip to Chandigarh was nice too. I love the city for its cleanliness and cool laid-back atmosphere. I will be writing about the trip in the next two posts in more detail.
balle balle the nostalgia still grooms :).. good get the two more shows up along