I’m Back from the Magical Trip to India
As my plane touched down in Hyderabad, my exhilaration was clearly visible on my face. Whenever I travel, particularly to India every year, I have in the very back of my mind an incredible hunch, a tingling nous that you are going to meet up all the loved ones. Never have I imagined that this trip will be an amazing one for Noel as well as language had always been a barrier for him, we tried teaching him our local language, Telugu but he always finds it hard to understand let alone say a word, we were quite worried that he might get bored but what an amazing time he had!!
Its always so depressing to leave and come back to a home called home but u’r heart always knows where u’r home exactly is!! Miss you all in India and hope u all know how I wish the very minute I board a flight back from India to go back to the family and wonder why we are staying so far from everyone and does visiting them once a year is really justified?? As we both come from large families who are so closely amalgamated, time is always less never more to visit and meet everyone and they were very pleased to hear the latest news from us and share their own stories with obvious pride and pleasure. We had little time but could squeeze a trip to Bangalore this time to visit my brother and sis in law. What a remarkable makeover to once called a green city which is now Asia’s fastest growing cosmopolitan city. My Brother, Vijay Koti a Project Manager @ INFOSYS took us to the much talked company which is ruling the IT world now. The great influence of international connections is on full display here in India.It is inspiring to see the impact of India not only on the other side of the planet to to see in our own cities.
To learn about the successes of our country as leaders in business and in their communities is great fun. India inherited many things from the British. One of them is a system of governance driven by federal and state bureaucracies. But if the British brought bureaucracy to the subcontinent, it was the Indians who raised it to an entirely different level of complexity. What a transformation!!!!
We were completely dumbfounded at the pace of things are happening in the concrete jungle. The thing that caught my immediate attention was in the midst of all these innovations and renovations in Infosys, was pretty amazed to see an organic garden with wonderful plants, trees around which immediately grabbed my attention. Here are some of the pictures we took at Bangalore and Guntur.
All in all, had fabulous time in india and Back to Work today. Everything looks the same, nothing changed at work front!!! So give me week to settle down and I am set to start a new era of food blogging again!!
Stumble it!
September 11th, 2007 at 7:33 am
looks like you had good fun padma…nice to have you back..
September 11th, 2007 at 8:10 am
Srivalli
Thank you so much!!
Nice to be back
September 11th, 2007 at 8:41 am
looks like you had an fun filling trip! thanks for sharing the photos.
September 11th, 2007 at 8:42 am
wow! the pics are awesome.
September 11th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Roopa thanks for dropping by and wwe did have a great time
September 11th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Nags
thanks for dropping by
September 11th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Padmaja, welcome back! You’re from Guntur? Where are the Guntur pix?
September 11th, 2007 at 9:35 am
sra!!
Ya I am Guntur, didn’t upload on the same post will do a seperate post for that!!
thank for dropping, its so ncie to see u all didn’t forget me!!
September 11th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Oh you came to Bangalore! Thats where I live! Though the Growth of Industries is welcome, Infrastructure facilities do not match up to that pace. Commuting with in bangalore is hell! On weekends all the parks and malls over crowded.I suppose all cities face these problems.
You must have great time meeting your family!
September 11th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Hi latha!!
lucky you, we loved bangalore’s climate!! visiting after a week from guntur did magic when we landed in bangalore.
What u have said is traffic was horrendous!!we loved visiting shops like landmark, Soch in Forum mall!!
Do u guys go out frequently?
September 11th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Hey I am feeling homesick now, specially after seeing that usirikaya chettu full of gooseberries, chinnapudu memu ekki thempukuni thinevallami…GOsh I am missing Vizag a lot after seeing this… Glad you had a nice time, padmaja!
September 11th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Padma!!
Ya me too, enni sarlu chettu midha nunchi padevallamo usirikayalu themputhu!!!
a days malli raavu kadhaaa!!midhi vizag aa?
nice to have u here
September 11th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Welcome back Padmaja. Hope you had a great time. Nice pictures. Viji
September 11th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
You had a great time Padmaja, it seems
Infy campus is truly amazing. they have a TV studio now too ? Beats MS huh ?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
hey, nice to have u back. look frwrd to many yummy dishes…
September 11th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Wow Padmaja,
Sounds like a great trip, and thanks for the sneak peek into Infosys. Looks like a nice place to work!
Also didn’t know you were married to a non-desi. Very cool, would love to hear more about your experiences, and how you learn from each other.
Kanchana
September 11th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Yeah, things are changing fast and may seem overwhelming at times, especially if your visits are years apart.
But hopefully the changes are for good.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Padmaja, welcome back darling… looks like you guys had a fab time in India… Bangalore used to be my favorite city, but traffic is sooo bad now, not sure if I will take the time to visit next time we go to India….
Isn’t it horrible going back to work after a long vacation? Mondays are sometimes hard for me :)… Anyway, relax, get over the jet lag and post some yummy recipes
September 11th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Wow, awesome campus!! very nice pix!!!! Looks like u had a super time!!
September 11th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Good to see you’re back after your vacation.
We visit BGR too when we go to India ‘cos we have relatives there. Getting from one place to the other though is such a pain there. Great place but they should do something about the roads & the traffic there.
Nice pics. I have a cousin who works at Infosys:-)
September 11th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Hey Padmaja,
Welcome back, dear! So good to see you back :). Glad to know that you enjoyed a lot. Oh, and great pcitures from Infy! Bangalore is the best :).
September 11th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I’ve heard a lot about the campus. Nice to see it thru your lens.
Welcome back.
September 12th, 2007 at 2:07 am
glad that u had a wonderful time there in India and u are back again.
September 12th, 2007 at 2:22 am
Padma dear, welcome back. You were missed. I know it’s going to take a little adjustment being back in the UK and away from your family and loved ones… Sounds like you all had a great time. I enjoyed staring at the gooseberry tree so laden.
Glad to have you back.
September 12th, 2007 at 4:27 am
welcome back to blogging, padmaja.
September 12th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Vcuisine!!
Nice to see my friends welcoming back!! it means a lot dear thank you
September 12th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Richa
thank you and yes i am ready to roll now!!!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Kanchana!!
sorry did i mislead you?? i am indeed married to a desi, sorry if i gave a wrong impression!!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:34 am
Gini!!
oh yes gini, they are changing a rapid speed and i sometimes wonder what else i am gonna look forward to?
September 12th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Sig!!
well said, traffic was horrendous and chaotic at times, we even had a near miss at b’lore!!
slowly getting back to normal now!!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:36 am
TBC!!
Nice to see u here and yes traffic was horrendous at times but other than that, sity was as amazing as ever!!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Musical!!
thanks for dropping by and oh yes!! b’lore the best!!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:38 am
thecooker!!
i didn’t do any justice with my camera, its definitely worth visiting!!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:39 am
Cynthia!!
I am still teary at times cynthia, too many things happening but thats life right!!!
trying to get into routine now!!
September 12th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
sure does look like u had lots fun! again..it was india..gotta love it
September 12th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Padmaja,
Ooopsy. I read Noel and the language, and assumed….ok, who is Noel?
I am confused….sorry!!!
Kanch
September 12th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Kanchana!!
Sorry yaar for the confusion, Noel is my 6yr old son and Rocky(an Indian) is my hubby.
September 13th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
you really seem to have had a great time! very nice pics. Is this place near hitech city?
September 16th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Hi padmaja,
welcome to my blog.The pictures looks great.Hope u had a great time.