Space March!!!
Looking sporty with blue shades, this was a selfie I remember taking inside of an aeroplane hangar. The first time I co-piloted an...
Girish Rathna
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Himalayan Traverse!!!
The above pic was taken during one of the most contemplative moments of my traverse in the Himalayas. It was one of those places where I...
Girish Rathna
Jul 22, 20202 min read
Breakfast...!!!
Bored and tired of being curbed indoors for months, I wanted to do something adventurous this weekend. So, I rode my bike far away, found...
Girish Rathna
Jun 28, 20201 min read
Alkaloids... the cure???
Plants evolve and develop chemicals to protect themselves against predators. These natural active compounds, such as alkaloids and...
Girish Rathna
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Grass is greener!!!
My Himalayan adventure was one of those experiences of life, which I could recall again and again. It seems it has left a perpetual mark...
Girish Rathna
Mar 27, 20202 min read
One pic, two faces!!!
After months of fostering facial hair, the above pic was an inspiration that ignited in my mind to document the waning of my beard during...
Girish Rathna
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Ok Boomer!!!
This pic was taken during my visit to a beautiful underwater tunnel. Just look at the blessed place I am standing at. An oceanic...
Girish Rathna
Jan 22, 20203 min read
A story of a Miracle!!!
The movie The Lion King (1994) is a miracle. I will explain how. Trust me when the movie came out when everyone was gloating their...
Girish Rathna
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Butterfly flex...
Letting my guardian butterfly flex... "Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you...
Girish Rathna
Jul 6, 20191 min read
Hard Rock at the Taj Mahal...!!!
Although the above pic may seem like a regular ‘tourist photo’ taken at the Taj Mahal, this one has an intense backstory. Travelling in a...
Girish Rathna
Jun 10, 20191 min read
Don’t forget... the Sun is also a star!!!
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. — Unknown I guess that explains all the pissed-off people in the world...
Girish Rathna
Jun 2, 20191 min read
Hardships are equal!!!
Hardships are equal for all, but how you deal with it need not have to be equal. You know what, the Devil is actually a whining little...
Girish Rathna
May 1, 20191 min read
Not a superman!!!
I am not a Superman; just a writer. ;) Michael Jackson once said — “All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us.” But now...
Girish Rathna
Apr 28, 20191 min read
The Pinnacle...
Standing on top of the tallest public residential buildings (seven actually) in the world, I also realized that it was the world’s...
Girish Rathna
Mar 14, 20191 min read
Coca under sunshine!!!
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi First they ignored me, then they...
Girish Rathna
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Back to the mountain side!!!
Just a casual reminder as to take a revisit back to the mountainside, to be reminiscent of a not-so-simple life we live in the city....
Girish Rathna
Feb 19, 20191 min read
From my right arm to my left…!!!
This particular pic was almost a victory treat. Succumbed to the thought that I had no time to spare, I had almost canceled my plans to...
Girish Rathna
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Traveller!!!
There is a traveller inside everyone; just different purpose. There are four known elements in nature, and I once thought as I decided...
Girish Rathna
Jan 15, 20191 min read
12 hours on bike!!!
Riding from the break of dawn to dusk, I took this picture just after the rain stopped. A lonely road through the rainforest!!! Trees,...
Girish Rathna
Oct 25, 20181 min read
Define yourself!!!
I took this picture while peering from the heights of the Petronas Twin Towers. Two things define you – Your patience when you have...
Girish Rathna
Oct 14, 20181 min read
