Soma, my cousin, my best friend, philosopher and guide
Soma (Reshma di to me) who has been my strongest supporter at all times, my go-to person, in good and bad times, is no more. She was and will always remain my best friend, guide and anchor. There has been no one like her, nor will there be. This blog is full of her picture contributions. Most of my travel happened because of her enthusiasm and her urging me to be an explorer. Even though she was much older than me, her enthusiasm for life was much more than anyone I know. For me, she was 60 something going on 16 😊 Soma at Gurudongmar Lake in Sikkim (Dec 2021), At 17000 ft, she was trying hard to make a normal face. She was out of the vehicle for precisely 40 seconds! I will fall short of words if I were to attempt to describe who she was, this wonderful and empathetic human being. Passionate, down to earth, intelligent, knowledgeable, curious, witty, humorous, spontaneous, do-gooder, kind hearted, one of the best listeners ever, intense, warm, uplifter, always app...