Yesterday I took a tour into a city forest.
Sanjay Vans, a sprawling forest lying just next to Qutub institutional Area, is
such a visual feast away from the commotion of traffic. I had heard so much
about this thickly wooded area but couldn't make myself go inside and check it
out for real. Maybe because of the negative rumours of it being one of the most
haunted places in Delhi. However Yesterday, I actually convinced myself to go
inside. To my surprise I got the most positive vibes when I went in. I took a
moment to breathe in the freshest air and the Smell of Geeli-mitti (it
was actually a moment for me). It is one of Delhi's largest green spaces,
with vermillion and fuchsia boughs of bougainvillea, trees spreading, curving
and twisting in yogic poses. There were different species of vibrantly hued butterflies, a peacock which disappeared into the
foliage upon seeing me and sang all the time we were there, and leaves and
flowers falling all the time. It was very pleasant to be out of the metropolis
and its mundanity and chaos to be inside this serene natural wonderland, soaked
in a very light rain, listening to the birds chatter with each other from their
respective tree points. As I sat there now, recalling what I had read
about the southern Ridge and its history which stretches back to Pre Sultanate
Period, it started to drizzle. And as it was getting darker, I came out,
determined to come back again to get immersed in the atmosphere.
Yesterday I took a tour into a city forest.
Sanjay Vans, a sprawling forest lying just next to Qutub institutional Area, is
such a visual feast away from the commotion of traffic. I had heard so much
about this thickly wooded area but couldn't make myself go inside and check it
out for real. Maybe because of the negative rumours of it being one of the most
haunted places in Delhi. However Yesterday, I actually convinced myself to go
inside. To my surprise I got the most positive vibes when I went in. I took a
moment to breathe in the freshest air and the Smell of Geeli-mitti (it
was actually a moment for me). It is one of Delhi's largest green spaces,
with vermillion and fuchsia boughs of bougainvillea, trees spreading, curving
and twisting in yogic poses. There were different species of vibrantly hued butterflies, a peacock which disappeared into the
foliage upon seeing me and sang all the time we were there, and leaves and
flowers falling all the time. It was very pleasant to be out of the metropolis
and its mundanity and chaos to be inside this serene natural wonderland, soaked
in a very light rain, listening to the birds chatter with each other from their
respective tree points. As I sat there now, recalling what I had read
about the southern Ridge and its history which stretches back to Pre Sultanate
Period, it started to drizzle. And as it was getting darker, I came out,
determined to come back again to get immersed in the atmosphere.
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