Kshitiz tries to come to terms of being a documentary photographer and explains us why sometimes it is so difficult to leave one’s emotions even professionally.
There are moments that makes your heart cry out in despair. One of the subjects that I spotted was this traveler (he had a travel bag with him) [...]
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Ecstatic I felt mostly but also there was a doubt lurking somewhere at the back of my mind about our descent the same day. When it rains it pours and so it did! Mist covered everything around and visibility reduced badly. Somewhere on our way down the peak, we missed the trail (as in there [...]
While attending the final rounds of an interview of a multinational organization, Neeraj happens to visit the restroom there. Standing next to a few of his prospective colleagues he does a peer errr… pee-er review.
The ‘Curious’ kind is much interested on how their neighbors do it. Try to peek from the wall and enjoys the [...]
Khoya (खोया) or thickened milk is mainly used for Indian sweet dishes. I had never heard of khoye ke kofte. Sounds delicious. Here is the recipe in Hindi.
If you want to enjoy children’s poems in Hindi, here is a blog full of them. Name is Baal-man (बाल मन ) and I am sure the poems will make you smile. The latest being a chit-chat between famous pair of cat & mouse.
बिल्ली मौसी चलीं बनारस, लेकर झोला–डंडा। गंगा–तट पर मिला उन्हें तब मोटा चूहा पंडा। चूहा बोला– बिल्ली मौसी, चलो करा दूं पूजा। मुझ–सा पंडा, यहाँ घाट पर, नहीं मिलेगा दूजा।
Read on.
IISc and the Slow Death of Innovation
Published by August 23rd, 2009 in Development, Education, India, Internet and Policy. 0 CommentsPrithwiraj is upset with IISc’s plans to restrict internet access to it’s denizens. An interesting read.
In the recent past there has been a flurry of articles (press releases?) in various sections of the media, hailing J.N. Tata’s gift to India on its centennial year, and the high quality of academic research being performed by the [...]
Surendra Chaurasiya has nicely captured the mood of happenings of those two days in Mumbai through his photos. I can not show you here but believe me, you won’t regret hopping over to his photoblog to get a glimpse.
Shalini’s favourite pastime in vacations is a nice morning walk. She takes some in Mashobra and tells us why she likes them.
Waking up early for me is a way to view the world differently, a way to gather my thought, a way to spend some quiet time. I have been waking up early on all [...]
Sushant meets his schoolmates after a decade on Independence day and refreshes his memories from the past. A nostalgic post.
On 29 June 1998 we got our SSC mark sheet and there after I guess many of us never turned back to school…..
Soon we got to make comments how much one has changed. School and class [...]
jaage hain deir tak,humein kuch der soney do,
thodi si raat aur hai,subah to hone do.
aadhe adhoore khwaab, jo poore na ho sake,
ek baar fir se neend mein,wo khwaab bone do
The above four lines are of a song from movie Guru. Sandeip thought the song was incomplete, and tried to give it a more fruitful, meaningful [...]
Jeevan goes to Jog falls and brings us his enchanting experience. Of course it’s accompanied by enviable photos which you can see on his blog.
I am short of words explaining the beauty and grandeur with which river Sharavati, which is overflowing, falls from a distant height. It splits it self into different regimes which has [...]
The guide handed me a torch and we walked down some wooden steps spying a couple of rock wallabies on the way. The tubes were wide. We walked about 50 yards inside one before we came to what looked like the end. In actual fact, the tube continued on but downwards. The lava probably flowed [...]
Rocksea has wonderful photos of street musicians in Italy. See the full collection here.
A boy playing El Choclo on Violin, before the museum Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy, where the statue of Michelangelo’s David is kept. El Choclo is a popular song/tango written by Angel G. Villoldo, an Argentine musician.
Rains, electricity failure and darkness. Shruti creates a poetry out of it.
Dark night. Wet, eerie, lonely. Rains lashing. Rains have always scared me.
They wash away with uncaring force- earth, shelter, lives.
I’m indoors, safe. Doors shut. Windows too.
What’s in remains in. What’s out, out.
I don’t think I’ll ever have courage to travel solo like Scout.
What followed is hazy, but I remember a game of pool, I remember two of the boys stealing a ring and a bracelet for me from one of the unattended stalls and I definitely remember beer. After the match ended, we went to one [...]
Mayawati statues
Published by July 12th, 2009 in Caste, Dalit, Development, Economy, Government, India and Politics. 7 CommentsWhile Ranjeet ‘praises’ Mayawati for installing statues in UP and has some more suggestions for her,
1) You also remove existing statues of un-important people like Gandhiji etc and install your own huge ones (I mean statues) there.
2) Why not also introduce an entire chapter in the history books of school children dedicated to you?
Aditi Phadnis [...]
How to claim an insurance
Published by June 29th, 2009 in Corruption, Development, Human Rights, India, Justice and Law and order. 2 CommentsAfter filing for an RTI, now it’s compensation or insurance claim. Ajay at
कोर्ट कचहरी explains us the details needed to claim for a compensation in an accident case.
ऐसे दावों में पंचाट पीड़ित व्यक्ति को चार विभिन्न मदों में भुगतान करने का आदेश प्रतिवादी को देती है. इलाज, यात्रा भत्ता, पोषाहार देतु तथा प्रभावित दिवसों में हुए आय का नुकसान .इसलिए पीड़ित व्यक्ति को चाहिए वो इलाज से सम्बंधित प्रत्येक कागज़ .दवाइयों की रसीद,अस्पताल आने जाने,रहने में लगे खर्चे की रसीदें तथा तथा पोषाहार हेतु लिए गए विशेष भोज्य पदार्थों पर हुए खर्च का सारा ब्यौरा संभाल कर रखे एवं गवाही के समय अदालत में उपस्थित करे.
Want to file an RTI ?
Published by June 27th, 2009 in Democracy, Development, Government, India and Justice. 1 CommentYou want to know why or on what basis some decisions were taken or not taken by a public authority. In other words you want to exercise your right to seek some information but do not know how.
Ankur tells you how to file an RTI.
it makes them accountable to the public and makes it hard [...]
So, the defending champion India is out of competition. The Indian team certainly deserves something. Brickbats, bouquets or simply a break ? See yourself.
Alok welcomes them.
Come back home our heroes, come soon.. Come earlier than you were supposed to come as if the union budget would not have been presented without you back in India. [...]
Who can forget Mowgli, the pint-sized child and his adventures with Sher Khan and Bagheera of Rudyard Kipling’s best-seller Jungle Book. Teaming with exotic wildlife, this is the land that inspired Kipling to visualise his most famous work.
Despite my numerous attempts to brief him about the unique bio-diversity of Pench and the fascinating dry, deciduous [...]
Is MTNL broadband connection annoying you ? Then Prax has some tips & tricks just for you. The post has some useful links as well.
2. Note the CA NUMBER as a rule you will always need it.
If you don’t seem to get it on time , and this is very possible you can get it [...]
Eunuchism – Our perception
Published by April 5th, 2009 in Education, Gender & Sexuality, Human Rights, India and Society. 1 CommentShastri J C Philip has written a series of posts in last one week on eunuchism. The problem, how we percieve it, the consequences and social impact. He also cites case of his friend whose child was born so. A must read for how we see this physical disability.
गिरते पडते वहां पहुंचा तो रोनी सूरत लेकर वह बाहर खडा हुआ था. पूछा तो बताया कि सुबह चार बजे पत्नी का प्रसव हो गया लेकिन बच्चा न नर है न मादा क्योंकि पुरष-स्त्री दोनों लिंग बच्चे के शरीर में मौजूद है. मेरे लिये यह पहली जानकारी नहीं थी इस कारण मैं ने उससे कहा कि वह तुरंत ही रेलगाडी से बच्चाजच्चा को लेकर पास के ही एक शहर के सर्जन से मुलाकात करे. उसने ऐसा ही किया. इधर मैं ने सब को खबर दे दी कि बच्चे की कुछ गंभीर समस्या के कारण उसे बडे अस्पताल ले जाना पडा है.
His first post is here. The posts [...]
Bindu takes us to history of Tierra del Fuego in South American continent where the descendants Mannekenk and Selknam lived till 1869 and then died out, due to exposure to different ways, diseases.
The fact that utterly fascinates me is that only the women could swim. And since the Yamana didn’t wear any clothes, these amazing [...]
The sweets we eat have silver foils on them. How are they made and at what cost ?
एक किलो वर्क तैयार करने के लिये १२५०० पशुओ कि हत्या कि जाती है। हर साल ४० हजार किलो (४० टन) वर्क कि खपत केवल मिठठाईयो मे होती है।
Read this Hindi post here by Bhikshu. The post is around a month old but I thought it appropriate to tag here even now.
On women’s day Shubhangi recounts an evening with India’s two prominent ladies Kishori Amonkar and Vijaya Mehta.
They talked of defining moments when they felt a oneness with their art and which left lasting impressions on their lives. Kishori, when she sung the Raag Baageshari once as a young girl had the experience which changed her [...]
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