My 2024 French Open Experience

Jul 17
My 2024 French Open Experience

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

May 02
The 4 Ps of a Hobby

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

Aug 04
What is it like to be an artreprenuer?

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

Feb 23
Plan your travel and tours on your own…

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

Oct 03
Ponniyin Selvan main characters (and movie cast)

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

Sep 27
Balance in Life for Holistic Wellness & Development

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

Jul 15
How I organized all my photographs

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

Oct 13
Kala Rasika – Inaugural Concert

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

Sep 10
Kerala- An epic tale of braving calamity, resurrecting resolve and igniting compassion

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

Aug 10
Grill out a healthy pizza from your home oven

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

Jul 04
A sky full of liars

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

Jun 15
Music Band Recording – easy and a must do

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

May 26
Nature at Turahalli Forest

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

Apr 05
Graha Bhedam – Different Raagas with Same Notes

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

Mar 28
Butterflies at Turahalli Forest near Bangalore

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

Mar 24
Super Blue Blood Moon 2018

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

Mar 11
Goa – just drive from Bangalore

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

Mar 04
Burma Stamps – Printed in India

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

Mar 03
APD Horticulture Training Centre in Bangalore

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

Feb 28
Dancing – My Hobby, Passion and Stress buster

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

Feb 22
French Indian Stamps

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

Feb 18
WordPress Basics 101 for Beginners

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

Feb 15
Fascinating Stamps – Archaeology Series

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

Feb 11
Technique and Warm up

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

Feb 11
My Stamp – print your own stamp

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

Feb 10
Mahatma Gandhi Stamps

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

Feb 07
Website Basics 101 for Beginners

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

Feb 04
Champions or Champion Slayers?

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

Feb 01
Philatelic Deposit Account

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

Jan 31
Wholistic Vocalist by Ma.Ja

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

Jan 25
Navadarshanam – a new way of life

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

Jan 23
Diu of Goa, Daman and Diu fame

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

Jan 18
Chennai Music Season

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

Jan 08
Kumbhmela for Art Lovers? – check out Chitra Santhe

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

Dec 29
Lost Internet Treasures

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

Jan 12
Gujarat Part 3 – Rann of Kutch, Little Rann

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

Jan 12
Gujarat Part 2 – Somnath, Gir, Junagadh

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

Jan 12
Gujarat Part 1 – Ahmedabad, Lothal, Blackbuck

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

May 30
Jim Corbett National Park

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

Sep 12
Goa – a vacation we’re ready to repeat

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

Apr 25
Pyramid Valley International

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

Sep 19
Our Native Village near Bangalore

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

May 01
Malaysia! Truly Asia … but different

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

Mar 30
Sold our Mangalore flat

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