My husband and I, we had an arranged marriage. Since both of us work in private firms, we hardly get to spend time each other, forget about going out for a romantic date. So, I was pretty surprised when he told me that we are going on a short weekend trip to Bundelkhand.

Since it is a 6 hour drive from Delhi, we started early in the morning. I was confused when he stopped in front of an old monument which closely resembled a fort. He laughed at my perplexed expression and asked me to come along to the fort. I was stupefied when I entered the fort and realized that we were in a home stay. While serving us tea, our host explained to us the history behind the Rampura Fort, our elegant home stay which was initially built as a fighting fort.

Well, it is the same old story on which Bollywood has made several movies. You know that story, right? Two people love each other but their parents are the villains. They want to keep them separated but the love birds elope. In our 3 months of marriage, the villain in our story was our work hours. Since both of us are condemned to a fast paced life, Fort Rampura was our planned escape to some serenity. My husband and I share a knack for photography and both of us ventured about the fort to capture images of the beauty and the historical past of the place. At lunch time our host served us mouthwatering Rampura food that was deliciously made.

Right after the lunch, we decided to go around the village. In no time, we discovered folk singers with their Dholak and Jhika. Coming from a Bong family, I grew up listening to Tagore’s magic and fell in love with Gilmour after my husband introduced me to Pink Floyd. I couldn’t understand the words in these folk songs but couldn’t help myself from enjoying the rhythmic melody.

Our host had asked us to visit the Yamuna and we were surprised to see the water of the holy river all clean and pristine. A lot of poets have written about the beauty of the river but I never saw the beauty until that day. This was probably because the industries in Delhi don’t think twice before dumping all their waste on the river. I was delighted to see the boats on the river bank and playfully dragged my husband along to indulge me in my childishness. The boat ride was something I would never forget. It was the first sunset we watched together, and the beauty of the landscape, the calm water and the cool breeze had set up the perfect romantic aura. Spending time together was a kind luxury that both of us had wanted to indulge in and we got it at Bundelkhand.

We returned the very next day to our flat in Delhi but the short trip did wonders to our mind and soul which were rejuvenated like never before.

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