My dear wife and children Purandhar and Sumana went around to Bhimashankar, Ajantha, Ellora ( Aurangabad), Krishneshwar (Parali) Nageshwar Dwaraka (Porbandar), Vaidyanadeshwar (Ranchi) Kedarnath, Badrinath, and Hardwar.
A week filled with awe and loaded with short trips, change in temperature, a variety of food, Hindhi-speaking India, kind people, uphill horse ride to Kedarnath, massive Ganges, view of the Himalayas, waterfalls, rains, fine Temples so on, and so forth.
My daughter in one line said ‘Dad, Kerala alone is not God’s own country. Entire India is.’
The word ‘motherland’ makes a lot of sense when the children love the nation dearly.