Category: Pot-pourri

This morning, I woke up (yet again) to the wonders of the wide open ether space that brings complete strangers in contact – otherwise known as the internet. Bob Reid on flickr (who goes under the mysterious name ‘paladinsf’) has gifted me with a flickrpro account. I have for a while now been looking enviously… Continue reading Shoot at sight!

One minute they were all walking in line…. listlessly but in a disciplined manner nevertheless… The next minute, as my friend and I pulled out our cameras, all hell broke loose…. And this is the result… Photographing children, old people and rural folks is a particularly rewarding experience – there is an innocence in their… Continue reading Joy is just a click away

There is a program on Discovery Travel and Living called Top Secret beaches – well, I just found some of my own – we started with all intentions of driving to Goa – but ended up at other beaches on the way – all of them beautiful and mostly quiet – secluded enough to be… Continue reading Private beaches

When You look Like Your Passport Photo, It’s Time to Go Home. Says Erma Bombeck… Sure, what is it about passport photos that bring out simply the worst and most lifeless in our faces? After insisting that you comb your hair and powder (yes, I went through this in Madras yesterday – when I meekly… Continue reading My passport photo travails

My recent holiday took me into the heartland of apna Bharat. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh… the works…. Travelling by train and road, I was appalled at the state of (non-existent) roads there…. One understands perfectly why Digvijay had to go (I am no BJP sympathiser, but ten years of Diggy has left MP ravaged). A… Continue reading Country roads……

Drove down from Bangalore to Madras yesterday (having grown up in Madras, can never bring myself to call it Chennai, ugh !) Was so surprised by the quality of roads along the way. Where there were bottle-necks, it was because fresh roads were being laid and construction work was going on. Last month, my husband… Continue reading Driving along the Golden Quadrilateral

Much has been reported about the recent blast at Tirupati and Chandrababu Naidu’s lucky escape (don’t know what else to call it). Naidu is a popular leader, and populist. In my estimation, after a long long time, we have a politician who can be called a leader, a man with a vision and passion for… Continue reading A case for Community Participation