2023-07-08 08:23
The second edition ebook front coverThis is convey, with much joy, that I have published a selection of my poems on Amazon Kindle and paperback. The Kindle edition is available across the wo… Read More
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2022-03-12 15:29
For over a year and half years, I have been podcasting on the Spotify platform Anchor, starting with a podcast called Movies, Music, Book, ETC. by Snehith Kumbla. After a gradual increase in… Read More
2021-05-10 12:55
Lockdown clicks Dear readers, I have been blogging for over 14 years now and as Google Analytics show, have been read in over 100 countries over this decade and half. In order for… Read More
2018-12-03 18:28
Depleted, in ruins, time-crushed and fading into oblivion, the 2000-odd-years-old Elephanta Caves is a classic case of an overcrowded, languishing Indian tourist spot run over by crass comme… Read More
2018-10-09 07:24
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2018-05-06 06:21
Five of my new poems have been published in the Mar-Apr 2018 edition of the prestigious Muse India literary journal. These poems were each written at different times, some pieced together ov… Read More
2018-01-13 06:21
This is to introduce my new weekly blog THE BOLLYWOOD SONG OF THE WEEK.The blog is an additional outlet for my love for Hindi films and Hindi film songs. It is an unbiased yet affectionate l… Read More
2017-12-10 18:37
Cell phone towers, power grid wires mar the view at Sangla For sheer exasperation, the latter stages of reaching Sangla was the most testing part of the trek. The initial phase of the t… Read More
2017-12-07 09:25
Describing the Rupin Pass Himalayan expedition undertaken between May-June 2017 on these blog pages required selective text and a general tone. I have withheld a major part of my personal no… Read More
2017-12-06 15:45
Enroute to Kalka The famous Kalka-Shimla railway line ran parallel to the road, for an ample duration of our bus journey to Kalka Railway Station.Toy train journeys have always fas… Read More
2017-12-06 06:50
An evening of introductions commenced and a clear, astounding picture emerged of my fellow trekkers. I was among Limca and Guinness Book Record holders, individuals delving in thei… Read More
2017-12-06 06:50
Caution: The first paragraph may disgust some readers. Reader discretion advised.The horror of horrors, three hours into the ride, once the rickety bus started snaking through… Read More
2017-12-06 06:49
Inches Away From a Free Fall We were 22 on the bus from Dehradun to Dhaula that morning, apart from the local guides and the driver.
We pass the Indian Military Academy with the cadets in f… Read More
2017-12-06 06:49
Words end up as cliches in describing the Himalayas. The Himalayas are best experienced, and the best way to do this is to hike on foot. Though 'development' is already ruining the joy of tr… Read More
2017-12-06 06:48
The experienced Himalayan campaigner, Aditya, guides me before I set foot on my first snow trek.What was my prior reference point to trekking on snow? Commercial Hindi films. Bollywood movi… Read More
2017-12-06 06:48
Bright clear day, and as fellow trekkers had suggested, one doesn't need layers of clothing while trekking during these initial days. The body generates enough heat for one to trek with just… Read More
2017-12-06 06:47
Despite the biting cold, it was at the final camp before the Rupin Pass ascent that we really let ourselves go. Snow extended beyond our sight and after a heavy lunch, everybody got to slidi… Read More
2017-12-06 06:47
Heading past 13000 ft and beyond, a great silence enveloped us like a gentle friend. It was the toughest day of the trek so far and I recall that we didn't speak much that day. Sometimes we… Read More
2017-12-06 06:46
The wonders of the English language evident on the bus inscriptionsPune - Delhi - DehradunSunday: The NINE board the train to Delhi with ONE trek leader. We indulge in idling, small talk, s… Read More
2017-12-06 06:46
These photographs by our fellow trekker and prolific photographer Vijay S Somayajula gives a glimpse to the heart-stopping thriller that the Rupin Pass summit climb was.There is a reckless s… Read More
2017-12-06 06:45
I poke my head out of my tent at the Ronti Gad Camp and this is the surreal sight... As we trekked down to the Ronti Gad camp, the ground was a shiny, blazing green again. The mountains were… Read More
2017-12-06 06:45
As is considered usual and not addictive in any way nowadays, cameras and cell phones reappeared like old habits from our respective pockets and bags as we celebrated our maiden Rupin P… Read More
2017-12-04 19:13
Cell phone towers, power grid wires mar the view at SanglaFor sheer exasperation, the latter stages of reaching Sangla was the most testing part of the trek. The initial phase of the tr… Read More
2017-12-03 18:51
I poke my head out of my tent at the Ronti Gad Camp and this is the surreal sight... As we trekked down to the Ronti Gad camp, the ground was a shiny, blazing green again. The mountains were… Read More
2017-11-30 18:41
As is considered usual and not addictive in any way nowadays, cameras and cell phones reappeared like old habits from our respective pockets and bags as we celebrated our maiden Rupin P… Read More
2017-11-28 19:11
Despite the biting cold, it was at the final camp before the Rupin Pass ascent that we had the most fun. Snow extended beyond our sight and after a heavy lunch, everybody got to sliding down… Read More
2017-11-28 19:03
These photographs by our fellow trekker and prolific photographer Vijay S Somayajula gives a glimpse of the heart-stopping thriller that the Rupin Pass summit climb was.Allowing my Hollywood… Read More
2017-11-26 09:52
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2017-09-25 04:56
I like to call them 'nameless little yellows'. Don't tell me the flowers have a name and spoil it for me. Let it be mysterious and unknown in name, and sighted and viewed in that constant en… Read More
2017-09-24 03:30
Unseasonal rains have extended the wet spell deep into September this year, coinciding with winter's snail-paced arrival in the hills. Read More
2017-09-23 05:01
Lonavala on a weekday in its foggy, deserted quaintness. Minus the cloud and clamour, you experience a hill station as it should be. Unhurried, still and beautiful. Read More
2017-08-30 14:38
I have lately resumed submitting my poems to online literary magazines for publication. Two of my poems have appeared on consecutive Sundays on Indian Periodical, an independent online opini… Read More
2017-07-26 09:44
The Boom Box in the Projection Room features blog posts on latest and upcoming movie releases, apart from posts on Hindi film soundtracks.Movie Reviews, Mini is more of a random movie review… Read More
2017-07-12 16:25
An evening of introductions commenced and a clear, astounding picture emerged of my fellow trekkers. I was among Limca and Guinness Book Record holders, individuals delving in thei… Read More
2017-07-08 17:55
2017-06-30 15:59
Caution: The first paragraph may disgust some readers. Reader discretion advised.The horror of horrors, three hours into the ride, once the rickety bus started snaking through the… Read More
2017-06-27 15:49
Tuesday...We were 22 on the bus from Dehradun to Dhaula that morning, apart from the local guides and the driver.We passed the Indian Military Academy with the cadets in full uniform, amidst… Read More
2017-06-27 12:53
Next Episode: The bus from Dehradun The Story So Far...Sunday: The NINE board the train to Delhi with ONE trek leader. We indulge in idling, small talk, sleep, sweat, rain, cards, guess… Read More
2017-06-25 18:01
Everybody knows Sholay. Released on August 15, 1975, Ramesh Sippy's Sholay remains an iconic and celebrated Hindi movie. "It's a part of India's heritage," says Hindi film director Dhar… Read More
2017-06-25 16:49
A train journey can be an ultimate joy even at the fag end of an Indian summer in a second class sleeper compartment. But only, and only if you happen to reserve the window seat. Many siblin… Read More
2017-06-16 06:32
On that particular, clear-skied Sunday at the Pune Railway Station premises, this single pole of floodlights stood tall, hovering and unblinking in vision.Way below, a collected sight of bul… Read More
2017-05-25 04:27
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Early morning light drips on a bare tree and a full-bloomed Gulmohar. Read More
2017-04-30 12:42
Pune city view during the epic Katraj-Sinhagad night trek. Some may call this an awesome view, but for me, it was an alarming sight. Then you look up at the star flooded sky, feel… Read More
2017-04-30 12:15
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2016-11-19 17:55
Kites have been visiting my present workplace window for a long time now. On rare occasions there are two of them together, never more. Usually, it is a solitary bird visiting. A tangle of w… Read More
2016-11-13 16:55
winter grassthe herd needsno prodding(haiku by Snehith Kumbla, World Haiku Review, Naad Anunaad Sep 2016) Read More
2016-10-31 18:01
2016-09-24 14:46
On May 24, 2016, the multifaceted, enigmatic, 'the man of the thin growl voice', the mesmerizing banyan tree of a songwriter, protest singer, folk-singer, harmonica-round-the-neck man - Bob… Read More
2016-09-11 17:33
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2016-08-16 19:04
I am featuring a selection of my poems in poster art, just for kicks. It is great fun to revisit the poems and the feeling, passion and time during which they flowed out to paper. You may vi… Read More
2016-05-14 06:30
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2015-11-13 06:02
These series of photos were taken even as the unlikely events unfolded before my eyes. Here are the links to the photographic trilogy, a selection of photos from the event.Lord of the Bread… Read More
2015-10-24 15:06
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2015-09-11 04:30
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2015-09-08 04:30
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