1. Yeh Dilli hai mere yaar

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    It’s been an eventful trip to India. First year of MBA just got over and I am back in India for a bit to visit family and friends after one whole year. Much has happened…things have changed, people have changed, I have changed. New perspectives have been gained. A chapter...
  2. A paradise on wings

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    Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (0.67 sq. km) is about 18km form Mysore (Karnataka) situated on the banks of the river Cauvery. This Bird Sanctuary owes its existence to the world famous ornithologist Dr. Salim Ali who convinced the Maharaja of Mysore in 1940 to declare Ranganathittu as a protected area. The...
  3. Technicolour Kerala

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    I’m bright and colourful. That includes my personality, the clothes I wear, the pictures i take and so on. My eye just picks out colours. Maybe its beause I’m a hardcore Indian, an even brighter Malayalee, and like every other Malayalee, I live upto our stereotype. We love colour and...
  4. The visual come-hither

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    That sabziwala who arranges his water melons in a perfect pyramid, or the chaatwala who has bright green mirchis in a radial spread on the perimeter of his tava. Street vendors have figured out the merit of visual merchandizing without going to B-school.
  5. Surfing time in India

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      India Surf Festival 2012. Puri. First of all. Yes! There are surfers in India. Then, there are places where you can surf. Puri in Odisha is one such place. Sanjay, is an  online friend of mine I’ve known for a very long time. And he has been forever telling...
  6. Charminar at dusk

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    Charminar is the emerald of Hyderabad city and has become an inseparable part of the history of Hyderabad. Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1591 AD, built this edifice. This splendid piece of architecture has is a square alike structure with 4...
  7. Here I go bird watching again!

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    Ashy Prinia The Ashy Prinia or Ashy Wren-Warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small bird (13-14 cm) belonging to the warbler family. It is commonly seen in the gardens and farmland and has very distinctive colours. It has a longish tail, which is usually held upright. These birds are often heard...
  8. Nanded beckons

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    Two Hundred and ninety kilometer from Hyderabad on the banks of river Godavari is the Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurudwara of Nanded. This is one of the five High seats of Authority of the Sikhs. It was here where Shri GuruGobind Singhji breathed his last. Maharaja Ranjit Singhji,...

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