Naam Adaa Likhna (Yahaan) – Poetry Translation Month

Written by the brilliant Gulzar, Naam Adaa Likhna is one of the truly romantic songs written in the last few years. Written for the Minissha Lamba & Jimmy Shergill starrer Yahaan, the song with its lovely visuals gets a beautiful feel of the love between the characters. This one of the few songs that really … Read more

Away From The Sunrise…

RTR

In the early morning of last sunday, I stepped out of my house before the sun had risen. I walked up to my bike, started it and simply drove away…

I have always wanted to do a long drive on my bike and despite having owned my bike for over an year I had only traveled in the city. I love driving in sections of the city where there were smooth roads clear of traffic, enjoying the wind and the speed. But I always missed doing that bike trip.

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Belwadi – In Pictures

Belwadi Complex

Belwadi is a small village in the out skirts of Halebeedu. Almost forgotten in the shade of its world famous neighbor Belwadi boasts of one of the most beautiful and serene Hoysala Temple Complexes. I have been to Halebeedu (and Belur) dozens of times since childhood but this was only my second visit to Belwadi (and first armed with a camera).

For me, the hour or so spent in the temple complex was the best time of the trip. Every inch of the complex was simply breathtaking and the fact that we were the only tourists at the place at that time allowed us to have a very leisure view of the beautiful temple.

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