*Meet the Traveller is a new series on Potli Baba, of conversations with people who have been inspired by travel.*
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Prarthana Krishnamurthy discovered photography in the days following her move away from practicing law. I’m not even half the traveller she is. Her face lit up with every little anecdote and journey she recounted for me, turning me into a six-year old who hung on to her words with every ounce of interest I possessed. Her passion shines through, and talking to her has given me new perspectives on travel and photography. She’s holding her first photography exhibition at Atta Galatta in Koramangala, Bangalore from December 9-16. If you’re in the city, you must visit her exhibition to know what I’m talking about.
Describe yourself in one word. Simple.
Where do you live? Currently, Singapore.
Where have you travelled to till date? I’ve covered most of Europe, Asia and India, and a bit of the U.S.
Travel to you is: Everything. I think places talk to you.
Five things your travel bag will always have: My camera, iPad, hard disk, phone… I always travel with my gizmos.
Wanderer or tourist? Wanderer.
Mountains, beaches, deserts, jungles, nature or adventure sports? All of them!
Plan your own travel or get someone to do it for you? I plan my own travel.
What’s your favourite journey to date? Your travel memory? After my tenth standard, I travelled across Karnataka with my dad. We were complete wanderers over those 15 days.
My travel memory is arriving back at Lukla, Nepal to Nak cheese pizza at a fairly questionable Starbucks – it meant that I had made it back alive from Everest Base Camp!
If you were a city/town/country/place, which would you be and why? Mumbai. Everything changes and yet, when you stay there, you know that nothing does.
How has travel inspired you? It overwhelms me. I can’t stop travelling. I remember the first view I had of the Himalayas. Nothing can come close to that experience. You realise how small and insignificant, how much of a zero you really are. It was a life-altering experience for me – I came back humbled, calmer, more accepting of things…
Complete this sentence: If the world could fit into your palm, you would… Stay that way forever, holding it.
This is one of the many photographs from Prarthana’s exhibition. It was love at first sight for me.
Adventures of Potli Baba 
What a lovely interview, and person! Loved her thoughts on travel. Really inspiring.
I will ensure that I go to the exhibition of her photographs. I loved that pic that she has taken. I loved the pic of Prarthana herself, too. You can make out how interested she is in talking about whatever it is that she is talking about. :)
Thank you, and yes, she’s super-passionate about travel. Love that about her. :)