“Travelling teaches beyond books…originates memories and leaves footprints…” Around The World Through My Lens

Humans are migratory in spirit and traveling is our basic desire to gain experiences that, unlike material things, stay with us forever. Unplugging the daily hassles of life and setting out to explore places and take respite in the invaluable lessons about ourselves and the world around us is refreshing and enriching.

The book ‘Around The World Through My Lens’ by the author Jyoti Jha brings some mesmerizing places from across the globe giving a visual delight to the readers and providing a glimpse of some beautiful places taken from the author’s travelogue. The book is an enlivening experience stating the author’s remarkable interactions with those places as an insider’s view. Written at the time of the pandemic when the world was confined within four walls of their homes, the author brings delightful travel memories and motivates the readers and travelers in the optimism of seeing the world again as the travel restrictions improve and the places are accessible again.

An HR-turned-Author, Jyoti Jha has been associated with corporates like Infosys and Whirlpool and has resided in the USA and UK for almost a decade. An esteemed winner of ‘The Times of India Write India Season 3’, she has authored three books. A proud panelist and Guest Speaker in Talk Shows at prestigious institutions like IIM Lucknow, IIT Delhi, IIT Jammu, and Christ College, she has been an honorable Jury Member at the Literary Club, IIT BHU for Storytelling. Featured at one of the Top Literary Journals of the country, her debut Hindi novel ‘Aanandi’ was recently featured at the coveted Pune International Literary Festival (PILF 2021). A Literary Critic featured in The CEO Magazine and The Tribune, Columnist at a Literary Magazine, her books, ‘The Realms of Human Emotions’ and ‘Around The World Through My Lens’ have been received well by the readers and prominent media houses like The Times of India, The Free Press Journal, and The Statesman.

“Some known places and a few offbeat ones, all of them expressed through words and pictures, with a touch of personal details and my exceptional experiences with these locations. Praying and hoping that ‘This too shall pass’; I take the opportunity to present these beautiful places through my lens.” Jyoti Jha

Presenting some excerpts from the book ‘Around The World Through My Lens’ for the readers to delve into the travel delight.

Imbibing the Vibrations of Andaman

‘Andaman’, presumably representing ‘Handuman’, the Malay form of ‘Hanuman’, is a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal and is filled with abundant natural beauty and a plethora of exotic marine life.

 It is a sight to behold with shimmering turquoise waters, toasted sandy palm-lined beaches, majestic mangroves, marvelous limestone caves, and cherished National memorials.

Energetic at Dynamic Chicago

A city that feels like home, Chicago is situated on Lake Michigan, Illinois in the US. With its architecture marvels, state-of-the-art museums, lively entertainment, inclusive neighborhood, and welcoming people, the city is wonderful and has plenty to offer to its visitors.

Exploring Chicago

Residing at a place that was only an hour’s drive from Chicago, we had multiple opportunities to visit this spirited city during three years of our stay in the USA. During those trips, we had explored quite a few places of interest

Exhilarated at Zealous London

The largest city and the capital of England, a city where River Thames meanders through numerous landmarks and attractions are sprawled across the area, a vibrant city with diverse culture and inclusive approach; that is London.

We lived in Sutton (London Borough of Sutton), a large principal town in outer London and which was less than an hour from London city. Spending a good five-years residing in close vicinity of this exciting city, we had abundant opportunity to explore the city on several occasions.

Applauding the Renowned Oxford

A university city in Oxfordshire, England, Oxford is home to the ancient and oldest university, ‘The University of Oxford’, which has teaching evidence dating back to the 11th century. The University is located around the city center of Oxford.

The University and the city of Oxford

The University of Oxford comprises of self-governing institutions and colleges that have provisions for the students to apply directly.

There are four academic divisions in the university- Mathematical, Humanities, Physical & Life Sciences, Social Sciences, and Medical Sciences.

The Campus– The University campus has various societies and clubs spanning over different genres like music, sports, drama, etc. The university does not have a main campus, the various academic facilities and buildings are scattered around the medieval city center. Each college of the university has a distinctive character.

Alumni- The University has an alumni network of more than two-lakhs individuals. Many of the alumni are Olympic medalists, Nobel Prize winners, Laureates, and world-leaders. Stephen Hawking, Bill Clinton, Indira Gandhi and more than 20 UK Prime Ministers are some of the notable alumni of this University.

Traversing at Stratford Upon Avon

A medieval market-town and the birthplace of renowned writer William Shakespeare, Stratford Upon Avon is in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is a major tourist attraction because of its connection with Shakespeare.

Shakespeare was born here in the year 1564. His childhood was spent here and when he returned from London, he lived here and breathed his last in a house known as New House. His grave is in Holy Trinity church. His birthplace, houses, and buildings are well preserved, and his birthday is celebrated annually to bring alive his memorials in this town.

Vibrant at the Cultural Vienna

Home to the prolific composer of the Classical period, Mozart, and his masterpieces, portraying a vibrant coffee-house culture, beautiful palaces, and baroque streetscapes; Vienna is the capital of Austria with a rich cultural and historical heritage.

The House of Music- Le Casa De La Música 

A modern and interactive Sound Museum over five floors, The House of Music is dedicated to the captivating world of music. The virtual conductor helps the visitor test their musical talent and the interactive Waltz Dice Game offers to compose one’s waltz. Gape through the fascinating worlds of Mozart, Beethoven and other renowned composers and groove to the versions of New Year’s Concert here.

“Round the corner, there may still be, a new place to discover…” Around The World Through My Lens