• Morning sounds in India

    Morning sounds in India

    If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I wake up to the...
  • Heat, weddings and proposals

    Heat, weddings and proposals

    Two days into my India visit, I am still fighting jet lag, heat and the inevitable attacks on my waistline. ...
  • All for a photo – risks some people take

    All for a photo – risks some people take

    What is it about a camera lens that makes otherwise sensible people behave completely irrationally when they stare at it? Take...
  • Making sense of abstract art

    Making sense of abstract art

    I never took any art appreciation courses in school, and perhaps that’s why I can never understand the finer points...
  • From snowstorms to Condo Central

    From snowstorms to Condo Central

    As much as I love snow, and  as much as my garden looks like a winter wonderland, there are only...
  • Bye, bye Moon.  NASA cannot reach you

    Bye, bye Moon. NASA cannot reach you

    So the rumors  that have been swirling around the Internet for the last few days are true – Obama’s budget...
  • A book critics award for Wendy Doniger?

    A book critics award for Wendy Doniger?

    I have mixed feelings on seeing Wendy Doniger’s book “The Hindus: An Alternative History” as one of the finalists for...
  • Dear Mr. Vir Sanghvi

    Dear Mr. Vir Sanghvi

    Dear Mr. Vir Sanghvi, I read your blog post on “bloggers and tweeters” with great interest, for I am also one...
  • A welcome bill in the mail

    A welcome bill in the mail

    I was a little surprised to find a bill from the dentist in my mail.  Surely I had paid the...
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