Nokia and Me

30 to 40 years down the line, when I think back about my relationship with Nokia, I would definitely remember that Nokia opened me out to the world. Not just interms of being in a Multi National giant, but also in absolute terms. I started to explore the world around me. I think I made the maximum usage of the ‘5 day a week’ working in Nokia. It had been 4 years of 6 day working since I started to earn my own bread. I just thought I should put out a list of all my explorations so that I myself can appreciate them.

Of course, the two overseas explorations are the icing on the cake, that too without spending a penny from the pocket. But I think, the other ones too deserve the same respect.

The below are the places that I visited, if not explored - not necessarily in the chronological order.

Suzhou
Beijing
Great Wall at Badaling
Dubai

Trivandrum – Anandhapadmanabha swamy kovil
Guruvayoor – Krishnan kovil
Athirampalli Falls
Vazhachal Falls
Kaladi – world’s holiest place – Adi Shankaracharya birth place – Shankara Mutt
Chotanikara – Bagawathi Amman kovil
Etumanur – Shivan kovil

Goa
Om Beach
Gokarn – Shivan kovil
Jog Falls
Murudeshwar – Shivan Kovil

Thiruvalloor – Azhagiya Singhar Perumal Kovil

Srivilliputur – Andal birth place – Vadapatra saayi perumal
Thiruvannamalai, near srivilliputur – Perumal kovil
Thiruparankunram – Murugan Kovil
Madurai – Meenakshi Sundareswarar Kovil

Thirukadalmalai (Mahabalipuram) – Sthala Sayana perumal Kovil
Thiruvidanthai – Nithya kalyana perumal Kovil

Hyderabad
Secundarabad
Golkonda Fort

Palani – a couple of trips

Swamimalai – Murugan kovil
Thanjavur – Periya Kovil
Srirangam – Ranganathar Kovil
Viralimalai – Murugan Kovil
Gunaseelam – Perumal Kovil
Vayaloor – Murugan Kovil

Neyveli
Villudayanpattu – Murugan Kovil
Thiruvathigai – Sivan Kovil
Thirumaanikuzhi – Sivan Kovil
Vilangalpattu – Murugan Kovil

Chidambaram – Sivan Kovil
Vaitheeswaran Kovil – Sivan Kovil
Thirukkadayoor – Abiramhi Sannadi
Tharangambadi Fort
Poombuhar
Sikkal – Murugan Kovil
Thirukannankudi – Perumal Kovil
Mayiladuthurai

Perambalur

Thiruneermalai – Perumal Kovil

Sriperumbudur – Perumal Kovil
Thirumazhisai – Perumal Kovil
Kunrathoor – Murugan Kovil
Thiruporur – Murugan Kovil

Narasinghapuram, near Perambakkam – 55 kms from Chennai, 30 kms before Arakonam – Narasimhar Kovil

Thiruvottriyur – North Chennai – Thyagaraja Swamy, Aathipureeswarar, Vottriyur Sivan, Vadivudai amman

I feel that there are lots and lots of places to be visited and the list above is like a grain of sand in a desert. On my ‘To Visit’ list are Kanchi, Thiruvarur, Thiruperundurai (Aavudayar Kovil), Batu Caves in Malaysia… the wish list goes on and on. Richard Bach says “You are never granted a wish without being given the power to achieve it” and I know I am given the power… but still waiting for the time to come.