We often get so consumed in the course of our daily, deadline-ridden, fast-paced existence that we forget to appreciate the tiniest but the most significant facets of our lives. Most of us have forgotten the pleasure of listening to the chirping of birds, of waking up to the freshness of the air and experiencing the wind on our faces, essentially on a nippy evening. Sildongri — an island nestled amidst the Daman Ganga river and divided into two regions — one side lies in Gujarat and the other falls in Dadra and Nagar Haveli made us remember all that and more. Realising its distance from the mainland, we were nothing short of being thrilled to remove ourselves from the humdrum routine and bask in the glory of nature.

One has to boat for an hour to reach Sildongri. Pics/ Shadab Khan