watchings of idle hours #5 : midnight dinner and binge watch

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Knowing that I have a fascination for things Japanese and also a fan of Malgudi Days, my daughter suggested to watch this series on Netflix. I am into the fifth episode and I have not been disappointed. Each episode is an independent short story. However they have one thing in common. … Continue reading watchings of idle hours #5 : midnight dinner and binge watch →

watchings of idle hours #4 : God’s east India abode

India is full of places of pilgrimages. Each state and each district can boast of thousands of places of pilgrimage, each associated with a puranic legend or some form of divinity. After all, according to Hindu belief, even though the ultimate reality is only one, it manifests in 3.3 bn different divine forms. But, the … Continue reading watchings of idle hours #4 : God’s east India abode →

today flowers blossom in me

Usually, the commuting to and from the office is the most unpleasant experiences of a working day in a city like Bengaluru so much so that when someone asks, 'what is the distance of your office from home', I say, 'it is one and a half hours to two hours depending upon the mood of … Continue reading today flowers blossom in me →

Journey Through Karnataka’s Heritage Sites

For the Christmas vacation of 2015, the initial plan was to go somewhere far away, outside Karnataka. But plan A did not work out somehow. So here was the plan B – why not visit some nearby tourist places of Karnataka that we have been postponing visiting for years. A day before the visit, we … Continue reading Journey Through Karnataka’s Heritage Sites →

Tum to Bade Jugaadu Nikle Mere Bhai

"tum to bade jugadu nikle, mere bhai" "Funda of life is to give others a ride to remember" Or, how would you caption it?

To bring home the point

While on a sight seeing trip, got tempted to take this picture of a home by the highway. May be it wanted to bring home a point: When you are tanned and tired of your visits, just come back home. Relax. Then you will find the bliss that you have missed all along while wandering … Continue reading To bring home the point →

Karntaka Heritage Sites – Photo Essay

For the Christmas vacation of 2015, the initial plan was to go somewhere far away, outside Karnataka. But plan A did not work out somehow. So here was the plan B – why not visit some nearby tourist places of Karnataka that we have been postponing visiting for years. A day before the visit, we decided, … Continue reading Karntaka Heritage Sites – Photo Essay →