All Blog Posts Tagged 'india' (13)

A well-written, well-crafted novel – 5 stars

Blood Faerie by India Drummond is a fast-paced, dark fantasy adventure. It is based on a fantasy world where there are faeries and druids that have special gifts. What makes it “dark,” is that one of the characters, an evil and insane faerie, is murdering many innocent humans. It is also an adventure, because the main character, Eilidh, who is an outcast faerie, must learn about her powers in order to…

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The ministry of overseas affairs has proudly announced the organization of the NRI Conclave 2012 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Jaipur is now all set to re-welcome India’s own children and epitomize Rajasthan’s rich heritage and culture to the whole world. Jaipur, which is none less than a bride, is going to get decorated one more time to welcome the NRIs.

On this occasion, there will a rain of offers for the visitors, including special discounts on two royal trains,…

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Vacation in India will be fantastic experience if one is planning to travel to the glorious country. India is traveled by almost millions of tourist every year from all over the earth. Holidays play an essential part in an individual's life. For that reason they should be designed with careful planning and research. Holidays helps to use valuable time with family members and friends. India has almost all the destinations according to an individual's preference. In India you…

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When bestselling author Nicola Marsh wrote me a note about her new novel, Busted in Bollywood, she had me at “Bollywood” because I’ve been a Bollywood movie fan for years. I agreed to read it and review it if I felt it was something you guys would like. I was only a few pages into the book when I realized I was going to love it and so were you, whether you know anything about Bollywood or Indian culture. It’s a laugh-out-loud funny, universal story that I’m…

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A few years ago, I travelled to India with a friend who was a photographer to photograph the Bengal tiger in its natural habitat. We spent several weeks in the jungle tracking the elusive Bengal tiger, every day aloft in a howdah (a wooden cradle) abreast an elephant. I always had a love of animals, but spending several weeks with elephants I became more aware of this love. Part of my role was to record and write an account of our travels. I decided to seek out more information about rural…

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If you want to know all about the civil society sector in India, then The Politics of Collective Advocacy in India is the book for you. This book included lavishing detail and provided a weath of information on the tools that activists use to overcome obstacles and the traps used to frame and politicize. The book introduces and examines a number of organizations and movements to identify effective tools that civil society actors use to achieve positive change. I reccommend this book…

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Each city has its pulse, a feel, which is distinct from others. Staying in a place for small times like a tourist and moving around, that feel, that essence hits you hard each time. It is akin to the human sense of smell; sharp, pronounced and short lived. Many times you would have walked into a room only to be greeted by the smell of warm Sulphide (Ye Ignoramus ....somebody obviously shat!!), whilst others are blissfully unaware.



You walk into Delhi airport or even…

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1. Nighttime ......... location.......... Doddenakudi village, Bangalore



2. Status – Tired, hungry and penniless (only electronic money available)



3. Environmental condition/resources at disposal – Balmy weather,

just a hint short of chilly, all restaurants closed, even hole in the

walls, no transportation excepting 11 number bus(for the uninformed it

refers to walking)



It is difficult to sleep on a queasy feeling in your tummy,

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First weekend in Bangalore, after a lost week and a weekend of rather, futile house hunting. I temporarily resigned myself to a hostel like existence for some time to come, and wait till about Dipavali. I am tired of looking at matchboxes for houses and eager agents ready to palm off any place as just 10 minutes from KR Puram.





Weekends, it seems are worse than weekdays in Bangalore for traffic, the same cars packed one after the other, with the only difference being in the… Continue

It was a ding time, a very ding time indeed.



This happened during my time in Chennai, pretty recently. Most of my

team mates, corrections rather the entire office seemed to be surviving

on a diet of smokes and coffee. Every hour, damm it, every hour they

needed a fix, for good living or for leisure or for habit(or all !!). I

on the other hand had earned the nickname of Biscuit man (quite an

improvement over banana, I think).



Anyways, I had never… Continue

Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve



Biographical Literature on the Story of his Life and Work.



[ Reviewed by VIKRAM WAMAN KARVE ]





In my own small way I wish to…

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