All Things Considered

Kerala - It was meant to be, this weekend. Was sitting aroud until 9:00PM on Friday evening , with a very good idea of how the how the longish Chritsmas break was going to be and then out of freaking-nowhere materializes a trip that takes us through Western Ghats, to the seaside at Kerala and […]

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A friend and I had been on a recent trip to Mangalore, Udupi/Malpe and we thought it was great fun! Until we recounted  that weekend a coupla days back during another trip ..

Here, a summary of events:
- Stuck in a horrible traffic jam near the Majestic Bus stand. We walked the last kilometer to the bus stand in all […]

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If you’ve been on an amazing trip, but yet lazy enough to write a trip report, what do you do ? You merely post a picture and tell yourself that you’ll come back and edit the post later with the trip account :D

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Martinete (considered one of the oldest styles in Flamenco) is such a big hit with me for the simple reason that it does not have any guitar accompaniment. The lack of an accompaniment exemplifies the sound made on the dance floor , reverberating and producing a dramatic sound effect in all the silence! I fell for it first […]

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Jerome K Jerome and I have an amazing connection.  It is a pity that two people who connect so well were born in two different continents, a century apart.  And that we never even got a chance to meet and say hello.  Fate, one calls it ?
 You know what the thing is with this Slow-down-We-are-moving-fast-Letz-make-the-moment-last anthem ? It is cloying. Too […]

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between Alice , Mock Turtle and Gryphon. I CANNOT think of a better parody of today’s education system !
[You don’t have to know anything about Alice in Wonderland or the Mock Turtle to get this. But you DO need a strong gut, since I laughed and laughed and still laughing.. For those new to this wonderland, it […]

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Like the age-defying stone carvings in the temples at Belur and Halebid, the Keshava temple at Somnathpur too stands testimony  to the exquisite stone work that flourished during the Hoysala times.
The Somnathpur temple (Side view)

What holds the temple up

 Intricate carvings

So there - The difference between specialization and super-specialization !

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My perspective, that is ;)
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But that said, it must take a LOT to face Pavarotti on ‘O Sole Mio :)

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You can plan and plan a weekend and, yet end up doing something totally different. What was originally meant to be a weekend in town to catch up on pending thoughts & things and a visit to Select turned into a trip outta town. Idle Friday nights, itchy feet, a friend ready to jump onto any […]

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[Shot on the train to Mysore - A trip made for visit the temple at Somnathpur ]
ISO 1600, very little light - Hence, as you can tell, too much noise in the image. But then, don’t children and noise always go together ? :-p (Pictures shot in a train)

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