The need to travel

by Suchithra Rajasekaran (India)

A leap into the unknown India

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Growing up in a country developing country as India comes along with many constraints. Unplanned elite travels are always a dream to most people. Yet, a gypsy style short travel is possible if you decide to take many risks. The freedom of studying in a liberal institute in South India that does not restrict women their mobility allowed me and some of my friends to take a short trip to a nearby place. A sleepless fun night made us visit a tea stall outside the campus at 4 in the morning. With very little money left we walked back to campus when one among us tempted us on a small trip. Our location was on a highway and so we asked for a lift in a truck. The morning chillness and wind from the open truck was great. No girl