After a whirlwind of festivities at a recent wedding, my wife and I decided to take a much-needed break and booked a charming stone cottage for a night at a tranquil hill station. When we arrived at the cottage in the early afternoon, we were greeted by the breathtaking sight of a cluster of cottages nestled along the hill slopes. The road to the resort wound its way up the hill, ending at our destination—a secluded haven at the hilltop, overlooking the city below. The cottages, each made of sturdy stone blocks, exuded a rustic charm and promised a cozy retreat. We chose this place not only for its tranquility but also for my long-standing desire to try astrophotography, as…

This incident that I’m about to narrate to you here has been retold by me to almost all of my family and friends just so that I can get a sane explanation of what happened that night. This was a decade ago when I used to work at a call center in an urban city in South India. We used to work odd shifts to rake in a few more shift allowances for the month. I was a bachelor then and had rented a small room in a boy’s hostel in the heart of the town. The place was surrounded by all kinds of commercial establishments and used to be separated by narrow lanes. All this between two main roads…

After a whirlwind of festivities at a recent wedding, my wife and I decided to take a much-needed break and booked a charming stone cottage for a night at a tranquil hill station. When we arrived at the cottage in the early afternoon, we were greeted by the breathtaking sight of a cluster of cottages nestled along the hill slopes. The road to the resort wound its way up the hill, ending at our destination—a secluded haven at the hilltop, overlooking the city below. The cottages, each made of sturdy stone blocks, exuded a rustic charm and promised a cozy retreat. We chose this place not only for its tranquility but also for my long-standing desire to try astrophotography, as…

This incident that I’m about to narrate to you here has been retold by me to almost all of my family and friends just so that I can get a sane explanation of what happened that night. This was a decade ago when I used to work at a call center in an urban city in South India. We used to work odd shifts to rake in a few more shift allowances for the month. I was a bachelor then and had rented a small room in a boy’s hostel in the heart of the town. The place was surrounded by all kinds of commercial establishments and used to be separated by narrow lanes. All this between two main roads…