a few more pics ..and my first link

My first link in blogosphere would be my dad.. a proponent of reverse migration,he insists that his lecturing had people thinking on his lines and made them reverse migrate to smaller towns.i guess he intends to spread the message with a missionary zeal, the result of which is the blog REVERSE MIGRATION. Hope he is able to come up with a justifiable proposition. To start with I am with him......














Koonthankulam lake from the Watch Tower













Birds of the same feather flock together













The morning sun washing its face after a sleepy night














A gloomy tamirabarani at kallidai ( the sluice gates of the dam were closed)













The ascent starts here."Bhagawathipuram railwaygate" sounds like a movie right??




























The tunnel which separates TN and Kerala. Before the construction of Konkan Railway this was the longest tunnel in India.














The squeaking voices (ppl in the train) comes to a feeble end as the truant sunlight starts to show up.















Our Man negotiating his way through the pristine forests.















The meandering river trying to play the role of a faithful friend.














I thought he would depart me.But it seems he would guide me through the journey..














A true friend indeed.But i had to lose him as the train took me through a patch of darkness.There was light but he wasn't there.....

later turned out to be too soon ..
here are the pics














Koonthankulam village














On the way from pettai to cheranmahadevi. as seen from the passenger














Close to Azhwarkurichi














On the way from kallidakurichi to ambasamudram













morning mist at pettai













trains criss-crossing at ambai














A dam close to aryankavu tunnel .













aryankavu viaduct ( No rains in Kerala. Hence the barreness)

green and water........
This was the theme in the southern districts of TN. This was probably one of my best experience so far.The maverick in me took over and i found myself traveling 2000 KM in 3 days. The first day saw me visit Koonthankulam. The birds had just arrived. There weren't too many..just enough for a visual treat.From Nanguneri the day saw me going straight to Papanasam.Took a bath in the agastiyar falls and then went straight to Tenkasi .From there back to tiruneveli.The next day i took the Tirunelveli Kollam passenger. It takes a circuitous route to Tenkasi and finds its way through the western ghats to reach Kollam.It was an amazing sight to watch. Kerala saw me visiting Trivandrum and Kollam . From Trivandrum i took a bus to Nagercoil .Had a brush with the windmills and then back to tirunelveli.Kerala was the most boring of all places. It's landscape didn't offer anything. It was staid and dull in nature, devoid of variety.All that u get to see is coconut trees and backwaters here and there. Add to this the heat and the humidity.I always found TN offering more variety in terms of landscapes.The last day saw me taking the day train from tirunelveli to Madras.My camera had been a great partner in this journey.Shall upload a few pics later.

a zero sum game called life............and a trip to look forward to.......
this is what i think about life..a zero-sum game.All of us play this game without being aware that there is neither a winner nor a loser in this game.Does that mean that one renounce everything in life?? Well, not really..But it helps if one realizes this eternal aspect of life. Me back to tirunelveli the coming weekend..A 3 day trip, essentially spending most of my time in the train. The itenary is as follows
15 : Leaving egmore for Tirunelveli
16 : Taking the passenger from Tirunelveli to Tenkasi and back ( taking a bus back)
17: Taking the Kanyakumari Passenger and back. Koonthankulam and Nanguneri is the other alternative i am looking at. There is a faint chance of visiting Papanasam. Guess my instincts on the day would drive me.
18: taking the guruvayoor exp to Madras. Enjoy the day journey .
Hope the place is scenic this time around.Never been there during December. When Madras looks amazing in December,tirunelveli should be a visual treat.