This is a trip-cum-photo-report to Adalaj ni vav. On a lazy morning in Ahmedabad, we decided to do some touristy thing and a quick search on tripadvisor.com resulted in us shortlisting Adalaj ni vav as our destination – reasonably out of city to be challenging, and attractive enough to make the journey worth the effort! [...]
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If you do not know what is Nike+ or what a Nike+ sensor is, kindly read my previous post here. This is a quick photo review of the Nike+ Sport Band that is available in India currently. There are talks that Nike is going to launch the Nike Fuel lineup of products in India soon…but [...]
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I have just finished reading Amit’s book “Dare to Run” and am returning to all my passions – including blogging, running and reading – with a renewed enthusiasm and commitment that Amit so very well embodies! The book – Date to Run – itself is mind-blowing, to say the least!!! From the first page on, [...]
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Now this ain’t something that I would take credit for. My wife looked up on the internet, for my daughter’s art and craft themed birthday party, a unique idea of a return gift. And lo! The project started! We take the wax crayon’s stubs that the daughter uses day in and day out in various [...]
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Dear Reader – Sri Sri Ravishankar Bal Mandir, Borivali East, conducted the Annual day for the Junior and Senior KG sections at Prabodhankar Thackrey Natya Mandir on 2nd Feb 2013, and what an event it was! A cultural extravaganza encompassing all continents and with 100% participation! An exceptional performance by teachers received a standing ovation [...]
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I had the privilege of visiting the Ranthambhore National Park in Dec ’12 and, while tiger could not be spotted, loved the national park very much for its varied wild life and terrain, and the whole booking/safari/canter paraphernalia around it! And also managed to spot a white leopard and a bear (a much rarer sighting [...]
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Legend has it that the legendary G D Birla was advised by an astrologer that his business empire would continue to flourish as long as he kept constructing buildings of public utility. While that may have led to a Birla Mandir in nearly every Indian town of import, my birthplace of Laxmangarh (officially spelled Lachhamangarh!) boasts of [...]
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Om mani padme hum…an ancient Buddhist mantra variously interpreted by the scholars. I have a good friend who works for a media firm, and was given away this nice flag, apparently from their coverage of the Himalayan rally, as a give-away goodie. She chose to stick it on her rear windshield and baby Tanu chose [...]
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Kashid – about 135 kms from Mumbai – is the absolute best beach around Mumbai with its white pristine sand, lots of water sporting options, beach shacks (Goa style, minus the beer) serving quick snacks like Maggi and Omlettes, and of course, lots of coconut water! A typical beach shack:
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