So long story short, I have shifted to Darjeeling. I had
opted for this posting quite some time back but it got delayed due to so many
reasons for an indefinite time period. I am a firm believer in fate, destiny
and all kinds of prophecy written on the stars that are beyond our reach and
logical comprehension. I hate logic. So I diverted my mind from the bureaucratic
bullshit at work and told myself that the delay was pre-destined and I was
supposed to fulfill some other tasks meanwhile. You may laugh at my belief and
call me half-witted and superstitious but so many things happened in between
that now I am more of a zealous believer in that ancient saying – nothing
happens before time.
So here I am, sitting in my room that I have rented as a
paying guest and writing my first blog post from Bengali’s all-time favourite
hill station tormented and almost torn apart owing to decades of political
turmoil. Although my interest in Darjeeling doesn’t exactly follow the typical
Bengali path. I am more interested in monasteries than the rooftop of Keventer’s.
The vertiginous alleyways interest me more than Tiger hill. Speaking with the locals
in my pathetic Hindi gives me more pleasure than seeking Bengali company. And many
more which will be unraveling here in due course.
It’s been almost 12 days since I posted anything here. Moving to a new city and finding that initial bit of foothold was quite a task. Not
to mention it felt harder owing to some other personal crisis which had pulverized
me into a complex mess of grief and fear just before I left home. But what doesn’t
kill you makes you stronger. And I am immensely grateful to the mountain gods for
providing me an immediate asylum. My mind was veiled under such a thick blanket
of mist that it felt as if I was a in a trance. The veil gave me a sense of
security and peace from the very moment I boarded my flight and it is still
with me. As if I left a part of me back home; a rather turbulent part I daresay.
I can’t wait to start telling stories of this new chapter.
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