From a vacation I don’t expect much, the expected, the unexpected, the surprising and whenever possible, the bonus! I am nothing if not easy to please. So, when after a few years of discussion and postponement as I resist being predictable to the greatest… Continue Reading “Canyons and canyon people around the grand and ancient – Grand Canyon National park, AZ”
Category: I think.., Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Anasazi, Arizona, Bengaluru, Bright Angel lodge, Canyon De Chelly, cliff dwellings, El Tovar, food, geology, Grand Canyon National Park, Hopi, Mary Colter, Navajo, New Indian Express, Newspaper, Pueblos, Ruins, Sinagua, stories, Travel story, Travel writing, Walnut Canyon National Monument, We cook pizza and pasta, winter travel, Wupatki National monument
When I first heard about the case of Devyani Khobragade, one minute a “respected” diplomat to the leading world power ( Deputy consular general, no less to begin with, and now promoted for increasing her immunity to prosecution) in one of the most popular… Continue Reading “The case of the diplomat and her maid: diplomacy, exploitation or media fodder”
Category: I think.., World CultureTags: classism, Devyani Khobragade, employment, exploitation, housekeeper, Human rights, immigration, Indian diplomat, Sangeeta Richards, underpayment
Posted on November 7, 2013
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What does an old city have ( and by old I mean at least one millenium) that can’t be beaten by claims of ‘modern technology’ made by a new one? And I agree with anyone who thinks that new cities have no right to… Continue Reading “Dilli and Kolkata’s lesser known secrets.. famously hidden”
Category: I think.., Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Bow Barracks, Chandni Chowk, culture, Delhi, food, Kolkata, life, Naughara Lane, Old Delhi, Paranthe wali gali, Photography, Streets, Tourist, Tours, Travel
Posted on August 13, 2013
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I have been accused ( and I might add correctly) of not liking enough people. Or any people. My dad routinely asked me to list the people I really liked, I think I always had real trouble after about 5 names. As I grew… Continue Reading “The kind of people I like…”
Category: Evolution, I think.., Philosophy, Science, World CultureTags: admiring, caste system, castes, culture, democracy, dissent, Doublethink, evolution, honesty, integrity, justice, Orwell, Orwellian, religion, role model, tolerance, tradition, truth, vigilance
Just reading a newspaper, even focusing on local news in the most ‘celebrated’ country in the world one questions the almighty being all that mighty. The fact that I question obviously means I am an atheist, in the same country ( although, not so… Continue Reading “To the Almighty, do restrictions apply?”
Category: I think.., Philosophy, World CultureTags: apocalypse, disasters, God, meditation, nature, prayers, religion, restrictions, spirituality, vengeance
Implicit Self 