The Monks Who Laughed When the Bumblebee Stung Me: Discovering the Self through Chance Encounters
Author:
Sumaa Tekur
Category:
Personal Growth, Self-help, Travel
ISBN: 9788119554089
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: 8.5x5.5 inches
Number of Pages: 300
Jet-set and elevate your spirit with the adventures of a solo woman explorer’s offbeat odyssey!
Embark on an exploration of our wonderful planet with Sumaa, an intrepid Indian solo traveller with an insatiable curiosity. Ride carefree on Cambodia’s bamboo train, bite into Napoli pizza, hike up Sapa Valley’s lush greenery, and sigh at the expanse of Russia’s Lake Baikal. The landscapes unfold, transporting you to distant realms. Yet, it is the transformative encounters with strangers on the road that hold the irresistible allure in Sumaa’s tales.
The Monks Who Laughed When the Bumblebee Stung Me defies the conventions of typical travel literature, offering generous peeks into the mind of a solo traveller who repeatedly challenges and then breaks patriarchal rules. Sumaa’s narrative unveils both exotic vistas and short-term companions of the road that crack open the heart’s deepest, secluded corners while holding out a slice of home.
A beacon of inspiration, this book urges you to transcend real and imaginary boundaries, embrace the path’s unpredictability, and claim your space on this vast, lonely planet.
‘The most motivational travel read since the Lonely Planet was invented.’
—Zac O’Yeah
Author of A Walk Through Barygaza and Digesting India
Sumaa Tekur
Sumaa Tekur is a writer and editor with stints in publications like The Times of India, Deccan Herald, Femina, and DNA. She has also contributed to various British dailies and holds a Masters in International Journalism from City University, London. Her spiritual journey started early in life and this quest gained momentum with solo travelling, which gave her many opportunities for rich learning, reflection, and time to construct her own unique framework of spirituality. She offers this unique perspective in her spiritual consultancy, Golden Swan Healing (www.goldenswanhealing.com), through which she supports many a new and seasoned seeker. Sumaa lives in Bengaluru with her books, paints and canvases, lamps, and drums. Her solitude is shared only with the mango tree next to her window, her stable, all-weather companion.