When I moved back to Kerala in Feb 2025, I had left my Mahindra Thar in Delhi hoping to do a road trip to Leh in June. Thar was kept with Deepa, my friend, with a condition that she would drive it at least twice a week. Then came the heinous terrorist attack on tourists in Baisaran Valley and subsequent war like situation, followed by unsuitable months marred by torrential rains and landslides. And winter when roads are not motorable.  My ‘Leh Drive’ remained a dream. So, I d

It was on 20 th  February 2015 and I started driving back to Delhi. I had Indian Magazine Congress in Madras and had to reach two days...