Top 5 Things I Learnt This Week
This weeks edition has everything from Sense organs to IP addresses to Legends of music and theater…
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Stumbling on Home…
A week or so ago, I was at a digital printing press to get a few of my photos printed. I was sitting down with the designer trying to get the photos organized in the way I wanted when something pretty extraordinary happened…
Crossing Over…
Two boatmen rowing their coracles across the Tungabhadra river to get to their next customers. Taken at the ruins at Hampi, this picture reminds me of my favorite book Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. The book tells the story a brahmin boy Siddhartha and his journey to his ultimate quest of enlightenment. The story follows him … Read more
Fireworks…
Every Diwali I have a personal tradition where I walk up to the terrace of my house and watch Bangalore celebrate the festival of lights. There is something magical about the whole experience and I made it a point to share the celebrations with the readers of this blog for five years now. This year … Read more
Holy Giant…
When I was very young I traveled to a lot of temples. As I trotted the different religious structures, the animals there would always intrigue me. Elephants were among the most interesting, looking at these huge creatures always made me wonder why don’t they simply run away from their captors? The chains that held them … Read more