Anisa Reddy Journal

Vol I. Beyond the Horizon Anisa Reddy shares her journey to India in this special edition magazine, showcasing the magnificent India to the world.  Journey through India—a story that challenges what it means to truly 'find' yourself in an unfamiliar place. DOWNLOAD HERE

In 2024, exactly on November 24th, I traveled alone for the very first time. I was ecstatic yet awful — nobody accompanied me. My destination was India, a big country with multiculturalism. I flew to New Delhi, India by Air Asia. First at one point, I have to transit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Several hours waiting, from Kuala Lumpur then flew directly to Indira Gandhi international Airport. It was an enormous airport with 3 terminals, considered as the busiest airport in Asia. Wow! Along the way, I couldn't eat anything, I left my chocolate bread inside my shoulder bag for hours before I dumped it in hotel bin after my arrival in Delhi. Around seven hours inside the plane, I was extremely tired and felt a little bit dizzy reached India. It is called jet lag of extreme flight hours. I changed my watch to set up to new local time. I joined a programme from Ministry of External Affairs India. I have written separate article HERE. I was in India for 21 days. 21 days alone with nobody ...

Few moments ago, I attended an event organized by a local community. That was a small gathering, around hundred people.  I was considered lucky to be there cause I didn't know something extraordinary was happening in front of my eyes. Magical, exclusive and extremely exotic, what a wonderful magnetic painting that I instantly enchanted. Something in part of me said "yes" ! It hit the bottom of my heart. What I saw was a very serene thing when it was seemingly an ordinary painting, yet had a very essential abstract meaning only to those who could access the key and dive deep to the essence. "I consider myself a fortunate lady in the room to have such perception and to grasp it immediately beyond its ordinary look from the outside, there is a hidden gem behind its scratches." Over other paintings, I only had eyes on this exclusive painting, it spoke to me very personally. A painting of a woman with blonde hair, not really blonde but sort of mixed colors blended pe...