Alleppey: Venice of East
When Nature Speaks: It is Time to Listen " Life should be immeasurable like the sky ." Satya Paul One thing that nature tells you on face is that whatever as humans we think we are creating has already been created by Nature. As human beings, we are only imitating it. This dawn of enlightened thought occurred to me during my Kerala visit in the first week of September this year, particularly Alleppey and Kochi. Alleppey's enticing backwaters is the major tourist attraction, and so I decided to have it the most authentic way i.e., by staying in a houseboat for 2 days and nights. This was an amazing well-beyond-the-words-experience because it did the magic to every person on the boat. The endless choir of people stopped for a while on its own as the tranquil nature, and its manifestations in terms of flora and fauna around just mesmerized every single individual in the boat. One tip I would suggest is to ha...