This was a trip, hastily conceived and executed :). We made the plans on Friday evening to leave on Monday morning. Luckily, reservations were available in Ginger, Pondicherry. We packed our bags and left in our car after doing some research over the internet for the best driving routes. We managed to leave by 7.30 … Read More →
Since the time Mrs. Sonia Gandhi hinted that politicians must maintain austerity in their lifestyle as a symbolic gesture to show their solidarity with the poor and the suffering in this country; the Congress politicians are falling over each other to follow “Madam’s diktat”. First it was Mr. Pranab Mukherjee asking Mr. Krishna and Mr. … Read More →
Looking at his sweet, angelic face; no one would believe that he can be such a handful. My younger son who just turned 3 is to put it plain and simple quite incorrigible. He would not share his toys. He harasses Siddharth a lot. He quarrels to sit, play with, do whatever Siddharth has chosen. … Read More →
Kapil Sibal, the Union HRD Minister, an eminent lawyer and a Congress Spokesperson is a welcome change from the half-morose and senile Mr. Arjun Singh. He has revolutionary ideas regarding Education and does not hesitate to debate and implement these. The Free Elementary Education Bill has already been passed in the Parliament. The implementation though … Read More →
This one I read somewhere – There are 5 steps to achieving true love. The first step is attraction. Two people feel attracted to each other – physically, emotionally, intellectually – maybe all at one time or a combination of these. The next step is friendship. Like I have harped so many times in the … Read More →
Hey, I got an opportunity to review a Restaurant – a Pizza place. A few days back thanks to my blog writing skills, I was approached by these Market Research kind of guys who wanted me to rate different places like Restaurants, shops etc. on certain parameters based on the guidelines they give. It sounded … Read More →
Friendship is so amazing. All relationships would flourish if only we are also friends with each other apart from being spouses, relatives and children. Yet, friendship is also so baffling. We have different friends – some we rely upon, we know they would be there for us when we need them. We can bank on … Read More →
Just yesterday, inside our layout a 27-year-old man collapsed in his bathroom. He suffered from a massive heart attack and till last evening he was on ventilator and was severely brain damaged. We did not know him personally but it came as such a shock to know that we are so vulnerable and that such … Read More →
There is an ashram for leprosy patients in Hyderabad. They also house tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS infected patients. They have a team of German doctors. It is a very big campus with lush greenery and very neat living places for all the inmates and their caretakers. They also have a very nice hospitals. They mostly run … Read More →
Wow, there was a time when we did not have internet. It seems so difficult to imagine that time. though I have lived through it. My first foray with the world wide web came only pretty late, towards the late 90’s and I have actively felt its utility only in the last 5 years. Hey, … Read More →