Chad Pillai

My Adventure in India

India is an exotic land to outsiders. My perception of India was shaped by stories and movies like the Jungle Book and Indiana Jones. My father, an immigrant from India, had told me stories of his homeland, and I remember asking him once if he ate monkey brains. The question did not amuse my father, yet he shared stories of his childhood and heroes from Indian lore, such as the Monkey God named Hanuman. His stories always fascinated me, and I wondered what an adventure to India would be like one day. Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to travel and experience adventures in India with my father. The one adventure that comes to mind involved getting lost around a forested mountain, a failed hunt, and a conversation with a dog.