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I write about walking, train rides, forests, mountains, birds, the English countryside, India, and other things I find life-affirming. My writing focuses on my travel experiences in the UK and India but also provides a glimpse into my experiences moving abroad and living in a new country. I’ve written for National Geographic Traveller India, Yahoo! Travel, The Better India and Mint, among others.

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The joy of wild swimming: How I learned to stay afloat

Ramya SriramNovember 1, 2022Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

I started wild swimming about a year ago in the … Read More

A conflicted Indian abroad: Missing family and friends, being absent

Ramya SriramSeptember 14, 2022The Reluctant NRI, WritingLeave a Comment

In this article, part of a series called The Reluctant … Read More

A conflicted Indian abroad: Of identity and being a misfit

Ramya SriramSeptember 12, 2022The Reluctant NRI, WritingLeave a Comment

Part 3 of the series A Conflicted Indian Abroad: The … Read More

A conflicted Indian abroad: Homesick in the UK

Ramya SriramSeptember 8, 2022The Reluctant NRI, WritingLeave a Comment

A long rambling about being homesick in the UK, and … Read More

A Conflicted Indian Abroad: Musings of a Reluctant NRI

Ramya SriramSeptember 8, 2022The Reluctant NRI, WritingLeave a Comment

This essay was first published in The Better India. The … Read More

How to create a comic strip 

Ramya SriramAugust 3, 2022How to draw comics (and why I draw them), WritingLeave a Comment

How do you create a comic strip? Do you need … Read More

Hiking at the Ounasvaara hill, Rovaniemi, Finland

Ramya SriramJuly 3, 2022Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

An account of walking the winter trail at the Ounasvaara … Read More

Drawing comics about mental health: A way to cope

Ramya SriramJune 30, 2022WritingLeave a Comment

I’ve been drawing comics about mental health for over a … Read More

Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire: A walk to do on a whim

Ramya SriramJune 7, 2022Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

Meeting waterbirds, fishermen and happy dogs on a walk by … Read More

St Ives Island, Cornwall: Burnout therapy with a view

Ramya SriramJune 5, 2022Travel Writing, Writing2 Comments

A bit of a ramble around St Ives Island, Cornwall … Read More

St Ives to Lelant Walk: South West Coast Path, Cornwall

Ramya SriramMay 8, 2022Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

Turquoise waters, wildflower-lined paths and open skies. Running alongside the … Read More

Tags:Cornwall

Of owls, kites, and pelicans: Birding in Lalbagh, Bangalore

Ramya SriramFebruary 26, 2022Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

Making the idea of “escape” accessible on a morning walk … Read More

Khushkhati: The Urdu and Arabic calligraphers of Hyderabad

Ramya SriramAugust 13, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

A version of this article was published in Mint. If … Read More

Window seat view: Taking a train through the Scottish Highlands

Ramya SriramApril 23, 2021Travel Writing, Writing1 Comment

Loch Trieg Bothy

Recounting the experience of travelling by train through the Scottish … Read More

Living in Cherry Hinton: Cambridge’s pocket of peace

Ramya SriramApril 14, 2021Personal Essays, Travel Writing, Writing13 Comments

A year of living in the lovely neighbourhood of Cherry … Read More

Tags:Cambridge, cherry hinton, Walking

St Mary’s Islands, Mangalore, Karnataka: India’s piece of Madagascar

Ramya SriramFebruary 6, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

St Mary’s Islands in Mangalore, Karnataka, is home to massive … Read More

A walk to Eel Tarn, Eskdale, Lake District

Ramya SriramJanuary 31, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

Eel Tarn, a glacial lake on top of a hill … Read More

Tags:lake district, travel, United Kingdom, Walking

Blea Tarn, Little Langdale: A Lake District gem

Ramya SriramJanuary 30, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

Blea Tarn in Little Langdale is probably one of the … Read More

Tags:lake district, travel, United Kingdom, Walking

Piddington Circular Walk, Oxfordshire

Ramya SriramJanuary 30, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

The Piddington circular walk is a varied but easy walk … Read More

Tags:Chilterns, Countryside, Oxfordshire, travel, United Kingdom, Walking

Bourneend to Little Marlow Walk: A day out in the Chilterns

Ramya SriramJanuary 30, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

The Bourne End to Little Marlow walk takes you through … Read More

Tags:Chilterns, travel, United Kingdom, Walking

A walk in the neighbourhood: Cherry Hinton, Cambridge

Ramya SriramJanuary 28, 2021Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

One of the things I love most about muggy, overcast … Read More

Tags:Cambridge, United Kingdom, Walking

How birding helped me cope with the COVID-19 lockdown

Ramya SriramDecember 28, 2020Writing1 Comment

A short essay on how birding helped me stay sane … Read More

Tags:Birding, birds, Cambridge, United Kingdom

NatGeo Traveller India: A Night in a Lighthouse, UK

Ramya SriramOctober 24, 2018WritingLeave a Comment

An article for National Geographic Traveller India about a stay … Read More

Gundmi: Of paddy fields and barefoot simplicity

Ramya SriramFebruary 28, 2018Travel Writing, Writing4 Comments

My right leg was starting to hurt as I balanced … Read More

Tags:illustrated travelogue, india, travel, Walking

An Illustrated Keswick Walk: Walla Crag to Ashness Bridge

Ramya SriramApril 19, 2017Travel Writing, WritingLeave a Comment

Keswick walk: Walla Crag to Ashness Bridge

An illustrated account of the much-talked-about Keswick walk: the route … Read More

Tags:illustrated travelogue, lake district, travel, United Kingdom, Walking

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