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Jain Temple, Sultan Bathery, Wayanad 23 Aug 2013 | 08:09 am
The small town of Sultan Bathery in Wayanad was originally called ‘Gananaptivattam’. It was only when Tipu Sultan arrived here, and used an abandoned ancient Jain temple for storing his ammunition, th...
Google Plus and Photos... on World Photography Day 22 Aug 2013 | 08:48 am
The Daguerreotype, a photographic process, was first developed by Joseph Nicèphore Nièpce and Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A ...
Happy Independence Day ! 15 Aug 2013 | 08:46 am
This Independence Day, remembering our visit to the Red Fort two years back, when, showing Samhith our National Flag flying high over the ramparts, I told him stories about the freedom movement. That ...
Rock Face? 14 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am
Walking up the steep path to the Edakkal Caves, I stopped for a while to catch my breath, and leaned against this huge rock - one of many such along the path. "Amma, it looks like a face" said Samhi....
Mia by Tanishq - As Beautiful as your work 13 Aug 2013 | 09:48 pm
It was about a month back that I first got a mail, inviting me to participate in the Mia by Tanishq contest. The mail mentioned the TV ad running then, and I realised how disconnected I was, with happ...
Communing with our ancestors at Edakkal Caves 12 Aug 2013 | 11:25 am
“About the beginning of the year 1896, Mr. F. Fawcett, Superintendent of police, Malabar, discovered a very remarkable natural cave near Sultan’s Battery in the Wynaad. The walls of the cave are cover...
Skywatch Friday - Mysore Palace 9 Aug 2013 | 08:28 am
Its been a month with no travel and no blogging either....And before I succumb to the travel itch, I keep reminding myself that I have lots yet to write about the last trip I took. Here is a glimpse o...
Interviewed!!!! 5 Aug 2013 | 09:21 am
Life, all of a sudden, seems to be throwing things at me, one after the other. Thankfully, amidst all the sudden upheavals and tensions, some at least seem to be good... the silver lining so to speak....
On the River at Wayanad 28 Jul 2013 | 12:38 pm
Walking in a tea plantation, surrounded by the aromatic leaves, we watch women pluck them. Not one of them turns as we stroll by, such is their concentration. Or maybe they are simply used to visitors...
Book Review: The Karachi Deception by Shatrujeet Nath 26 Jul 2013 | 04:42 pm
Thrillers, especially spy thrillers hold a special fascination for me. I remember a time when my dreams were filled with me in the role of a spy, braving dangers and deception to serve my country. Tha...
