Random Thoughts from school
School is a place where kids go to learn. School is also a place where parents get together and discuss the latest happenings. I am rarely part of such discussions, since I can’t talk on anything related to clothes, jewelry, cooking or even the difficulty of finding full time housemaids! However, on my latest visit … Read more
Coconut Trees
They form an inevitable part of the coastal skyline in Southern India, and are certainly among the most useful among trees. It is sometimes compared to the ‘Kalpavriksha‘ – the celestial or wish fulfilling tree, since every part of the tree is used for the benefit of mankind. Yes, I am talking about the Coconut tree. Every … Read more
Many little ducks went out one day…..
A rhyme we once learnt in school went…. Five little ducks went out to play Over the hill and far away The mother duck said Quack, Quack come back Four little ducks came running back and so on…. till…. No little ducks came running back Sad mother duck went out one day Over the hill … Read more
International Postcard Swap for Families 2011
When was the last time you sent a postcard? Come to think of it, when was the last time you used the Postal Service? With the world becoming a much smaller place with the advent of the internet, even the phone is now getting redundant. Most of my friends these days are those I have … Read more
An Interesting Sight
Have you heard of Deballasting? I certainly hadn’t, until we happened to see the process in action…………….. We saw this sight while returning from Elephanta, and were curious about what they were doing. Thankfully, we have a marine expert at home (my father-in-law), who told us that this process of pumping out the excess water … Read more
>A New Year – and new beginnings…..
> A new year is here, and I am back with a new series…..Theres a bit of history, a bit of temples, a bit of sculptures, a bit of wildlife, and of course, a lot of photographs!!!! Yes I am back from my year end vacation !!! We had a wonderful holiday for ten whole … Read more
> Wish you all a Merry Christmas! From Samhith, Shankar and Anu When you read this, I will be travelling, first to Hampi and then to Puttaparthi, trying to get in some more places along the way. A new trip does not mean that I am through with my Tirupati posts. I have just finished … Read more
>Something new here… Please give your suggestions..
>Hi everyone, did you notice the new page on my blog? Entitled “My Travel Maps’, it is just a trial – an attempt – at making my travel entries easier to find. At present, I have started off with just some of my temple blogs, and have embedded the links into the locations on the … Read more
>Back after a Break!
> I am finally back, after a short break, and it has been wonderful. As usual, though, now that I am actually sitting down on the computer, I don’t know where to begin! To start with, for those of you not in the know, I spent the Diwali holidays at Tirupati, managing to escape from … Read more
>Featured on ‘Pocket Cultures’
>Navaratri is over, and it’s time again to get back to our normal lives…. and what better way to start my other posts, than to announce that I have been featured on the site ‘Pocket Cultures’! As the name suggests, Pocket Cultures is all about cultures. The site has contributors from all over the world, … Read more
