{"id":202,"date":"2024-02-06T03:39:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T03:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T02:52:55","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-english category-short-stories\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/a-sweet-shattered-dream\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1810\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Sweet Shattered Dream\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-scaled.jpg 1810w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ladakh_Sketch-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1810px) 100vw, 1810px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/a-sweet-shattered-dream\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Sweet Shattered Dream<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-16T11:36:53+05:30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/a-sweet-shattered-dream\/\">Feb 16, 2024<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/author\/storyofajourney-com\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Nilanjan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/short-stories\/\" rel=\"tag\">Short Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-2\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Neel stopped dead in his track, on his way to Becky\u2019s office. Is that who he thinks he is seeing, far ahead, talking to Becky? He can identify that figure from miles away, but he was not sure if it was his usual daydreams, or reality! Neel vividly remembered the day he locked eyes with&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-215 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english category-photography-posts\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/point-of-view-in-photography\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snail-And-Cup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Point of View in Photography\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snail-And-Cup.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snail-And-Cup-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snail-And-Cup-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snail-And-Cup-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snail-And-Cup-1277x1536.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/point-of-view-in-photography\/\" target=\"_self\" >Point of View in Photography<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-06T09:33:34+05:30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/point-of-view-in-photography\/\">Feb 6, 2024<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/author\/storyofajourney-com\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Nilanjan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/photography-posts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-5\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When the viewers of your photographs, exclaims &#8220;WOW&#8221; looking at your photograph, in most cases, they feel that they are inside the frame, not just looking at it from outside. That&#8217;s what you should consider about, and think on how to create that kind of frame. If it&#8217;s a landscape, they feel that they are&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english category-translation\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/26\/the-fourth\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1099\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Somnath_da_With_Book.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Fourth\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Somnath_da_With_Book.jpeg 1099w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Somnath_da_With_Book-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Somnath_da_With_Book-703x1024.jpeg 703w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Somnath_da_With_Book-768x1118.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Somnath_da_With_Book-1055x1536.jpeg 1055w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1099px) 100vw, 1099px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/26\/the-fourth\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Fourth<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-02-26T22:35:00+05:30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/26\/the-fourth\/\">Feb 26, 2020<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/author\/storyofajourney-com\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Nilanjan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/translation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Translation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-8\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Gayam started running, leaving his pot of water made out\u00a0of gourde skin, rolling at the river bank. He had already\u00a0noticed the footsteps on the other side of the river bank &#8211; the grey grasses on the\u00a0slightly wet soil messed up with prominent footsteps! How many, he had tried to count. Five, seven, twenty? Gayam didn\u2019t&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-228 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english category-sports\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/04\/wheeling-all-the-way\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Miss-Blue-Pink-Flowers-Konkan.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wheeling All the Way\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Miss-Blue-Pink-Flowers-Konkan.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Miss-Blue-Pink-Flowers-Konkan-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Miss-Blue-Pink-Flowers-Konkan-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Miss-Blue-Pink-Flowers-Konkan-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Miss-Blue-Pink-Flowers-Konkan-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/04\/wheeling-all-the-way\/\" target=\"_self\" >Wheeling All the Way<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-04-04T12:35:00+05:30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/04\/wheeling-all-the-way\/\">Apr 4, 2019<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/author\/storyofajourney-com\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Nilanjan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sports<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-11\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I could see the finish line at far \u2013 the flags flowing wildly with the wind. I pushed at the pedals further, pulling all I had in my reserve, every last bit of it. And the wind started whooshing past me, all my sensations narrowed down to the blurred wheel in front of me, and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-240 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-english category-short-stories\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/19\/the-way-you-see-it\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Way You See It<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2015-12-19T11:00:00+05:30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/19\/the-way-you-see-it\/\">Dec 19, 2015<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/author\/storyofajourney-com\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Nilanjan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/category\/english\/short-stories\/\" rel=\"tag\">Short Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-14\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The doorbell rang, and I cursed that damn over-active person who invented electricity!! I was feeling quite relieved that our cook decided to bunk her duty today, otherwise the doorbell would have slapped me off my bed almost two hour earlier than now. I looked at the clock, and after half-a-minute of trying to focus&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-15\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-202","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357,"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202\/revisions\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyofajourney.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}