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Makara Sankranti

Monday, January 15, 2007

Time to write a proper Land of Lime Makara Sankranti post. If I feel inspired by this afternoon’s trip to Kyatanahalli, in lush green Mandya district, then I will write an entry on how farmers in southern Karnataka celebrate the harvest festival.
In the meanwhile, greetings to all. Sankranti Subhashayagalu.
Good day. A man, who was [...]

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Dilli Notes - 1

Thursday, January 11, 2007

On being declared (non) Indian
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For some years now, Archaelogical Survey of India has been charging higher entry fees to foreigners, to enter monuments under ASI control. Since most of the tourist attractions are managed by the ASI, foreign tourists sometimes pay as much as thirty to forty times more than Indian nationals.
Until this past weekend, [...]

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Bangalore notes

Friday, June 30, 2006

1. A balmy Bangalore is such a nice contrast from Delhi. As I step out of the airport, three citibank credit card hawkers approach me, separately. They stand fifty yards away from each other and are seeking to sign up people coming out of the airport. Quite exasperated at the marketing genius who came up [...]

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Pataudi house

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

My first morning back in Delhi, I set out to Pataudi House in Daryaganj. Even after the first pre-monsoon shower the previous day and many years of living in Delhi, I still have to get used to a Delhi summer day. The hot air hits one upon disembarking a plane or train. So do many [...]

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California notes - 3

Friday, June 23, 2006

Yesterday and today, it is the Spare the Air day in the Bay area. All the public transportation services - BART, MUNI etc - were all free for riders. During summer months, when the air quality is deemed to be unhealthy, the local Bay Area Air Management District advises people to use public transportation.
On Spare [...]

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First and last chance

Thursday, June 22, 2006

A place with character and history on Oakland’s water front Jack London Sqaure is Heinold’s First and Last Chance, a ramshackle wooden hut of a pub. For weary travelers boarding and disembarking boats in the Oakland port, this was indeed the first and last chance to get a drink. The name stuck, and the place [...]

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