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Throwback to the sabbatical!

A strange sort of fear has overtaken me. At 3.19 am, there are less than 3 hours for me to get up and get ready for that flight that'll take me back to Bombay amidst the same gruelling work-home life and frequent travel. Past few days at home, were a throwback to the times I stayed here for the sabbatical exactly a year back. Getting up late, regular chai-sutta breaks, constantly checking mirror for hairloss (not less than 200 times a day!), hours long cycling, constant fb stalking with a bit of reading and blogging in between. I went back to the same temples that come in way while I used to cycle in the evening last year. Though I am a Sikh by birth, but i have grown up mostly in Hindu surroundings, with an acute interest in Urdu and Islamic culture and learnt about Buddhist culture during many courses of Vipassana. Brush with Christianity happened when I was learning classical music in my growing up years. Summarily, I acknowledge all faiths and believe in single idea of Al