Dehradun, March 31 -- Recently, I was driving from Delhi to Dehradun. Nowadays, travelling by road, for me, is becoming rare. Why rare? Because of more travel options. Dehradun is well connected by train and the Railway Station is just about 10 minutes' drive from my home. Vande Bharat and Shatabdi Express get me into the heart of Delhi in about 5 hours. If I want to get into Delhi faster - I board a flight, which gets me to Delhi in 45 minutes. However, I still prefer to travel by road, because it takes me through terrain which reminds me of my youth. I start thinking of the roads which took me away from the place I grew up in - Dehradun!

Memories come flooding back.

Many years ago, I used to travel to Delhi for various reasons. As a y...