My 2024 French Open Experience

The Initial thoughtIt was about time that I started working slowly towards one of my…

It all started as two competing startup ideas around gardening and music. But when we…

Say, you have a hobby. You are an artist. Your hobby is your passion. You would like…

… with just TripAdvisor and Skyscanner After a couple of bad experiences with…

Before my kids watched the movie, I wanted to share my know-how of the…

A few Frameworks for Reference During one of the ‘parenting lecture’ sessions with my…

using Windows Photo Gallery Though I was born in the age of film cameras, over the…

Kala Rasika is an initiative by classical violinist cum vocalist Vidushi Kalpana…

Kerala monikered “Gods Own Country” is a beautiful state in the southwestern region of…

Must have – Oven, Grill, or Microwave with Grill option. Ingredients: Pizza base…

A Sky Full Of Liars Broken skies, shattered stars, Maelstrom of chaos, chaos unbound.…

I’ve been really lucky with my musical journey.  Though I’ve formally…

This one is in continuation with my earlier post on Butterflies at Turahalli Forest…

I’ve heard of the term “Graha Bhedam” before, and maybe listened to…

It was my daughter’s 13th birthday, and we wanted to do something unique and…

When I first heard the term it was a mixed up deja-vu of a lot terms I had heard…

This is my 2nd write-up on our Goa trips.  Actually, this was my 4th trip to Goa, the…

There was no postal system and no records of using stamps in Burma during the rule of…

APD stands for Association of People with Disability.  They are an NGO (a non-profit,…

Dancing holds a special place in my life since I was a little girl. Dancing is an art…

French India refers to the French Possessions in India. They include Pondicherry (now…

    Like most people, I’ve always known WordPress as a blog site.…

Between 15/08/1947 and 30/04/1951, number of stamps were issued by Indian Posts,…

I have a hunch that many of you will assume this to be about some sport, exercise or a…

You may be aware that you can print your own stamps through India Post. “My…

Indian Postal Authorities issued on 15th August, 1948, 4 Stamps of Mahatma Gandhi to…

    This is a basic note about building websites.  For ease of reading, I…

  It was not a big surprise that cricket was my # 1 followed and liked sport because I…

Did you know that in all Head Post Offices in India, a Domestic Philatelic Deposit…

The ‘Wholistic Vocalist’ workshop by Mathangi Jagadish a.k.a. Ma.Ja was an eye opener…

Living in Bengaluru nowadays distances you a lot from nature and life as it used to…

Hokka Trees: You can’t miss them They’re everywhere – so don’t…

Over the past few years I’ve been visiting Chennai during the December break. …

It was a lazy afternoon trip that we took to Chitra Santhe 2018 in Bengaluru. Little…

Our online lives have changed so much!   As part of updating my current blog, I…

This covers the 3rd and best part of our Gujarat trip … Bhuj, Rann of Kutch (or…

This is the 2nd part of our Gujarat trip covering Somnath temple, Gir Wildlife…

This is the 1st part of the Gujarat trip, covering Ahmedabad, historic site Lothal and…

I seem have a very strong recall for the name Jim Corbett.  Probably parts of his book…

This covers the 1st write-up of our Goa trip (to be followed with another one).   But…

About 35 kms from Bangalore,there is a mega-Pyramid (Kebbedoddi village, Harohalli…

Recently we had the opportunity of staying in a resort called “Our Native…

It was a very nice ride from the airport to our hotel. I was quite amazed at the…

Yesterday, we finally sold our Mangalore flat. What a feeling it is!! No flat, no more…