Danushkoti
As our long term memories get triggered, meeting up with school friends is a pleasant experience full of nostalgia. Although I had studied with my friends for less than two years, the bonding was strong and over the last four years, with regular meetings and reminiscences, had enhanced. My friends and I decided to make a trip down South during Dec 2018 planning to visit Rameshwaram, Thanjavur and Chidambaram. Our journey to Rameshwaram started from Madurai which served as the meeting point. SH536 and NH 49 were the highways taken to make the journey. Incessant rains over the last weeks had made the the roads bumpy and the 200 km journey took quite some doing. Apart from the quality of the roads, the Hindu pilgrims making the devout journey to visit the Shiva temple offered much traffic. We had to pass by the famous Pamban bridge which connects Rameshwaram island to the mainland - it is worth noting some salient facts about this famous landmark...