Monday, June 10, 2013

Microsoft Office 365


(This post is written for the recently concluded indiblogger meet #CloudBlogathon, the topic being: Tell us what you wish you had in your school or college, and how it would have helped you. It could be anything!)




It is more than two decades now I passed out of college! And during these two decades I have done several kinds of jobs: Teaching, training, selling AMCs for computers, maintain

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Coxcomb Flowers


Have you seen flowers that look like colorful brains? Some say they look like convoluted brains and some even find it resembling rooster’s comb. Also known as woolflowers, they have many medicinal properties. They bloom in a variety of colors like vibrant yellows, pinks, reds and gold colors. Strangely Cockscomb has no fragrance.

When I was small I used to be dead scared of these flowers. I

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Scene: I am upset reading Jiah Khan’s news in the papers. My first thought was for her mother: what she must be going through right now?  As a mother of two growing daughters I dreaded to imagine her condition. Two fears regarding my daughters constantly keep haunting my mind; one is suicide and another rape. As I watch my daughter preparing for entrance exams to professional colleges, along

Friday, June 7, 2013

Faces of India - 113







A resident of Bishnupur, west Bengal. One of the locals who guided us to find hidden temples.

Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. See more here.


Thursday, June 6, 2013

Paris Disneyland


It is more than a year now we visited Disneyland of Paris. For my daughters it was their best experience of Europe visit. For me too it was a memorable experience in a different sense though. The tickets to the park are expensive and that ate into quite a good portion of our travel budget. The adult’s tickets cost 62 euros, while child ticket was 56 euros… that is approx 4000INR per person!

 I

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad


Just a couple of pictures for this week’s Thursday challenge: CLEANING (Broom, Mop, Bucket, Vacuum Cleaner, Street Cleaner...). The interiors, this was taken in Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad.





We were quite late that day when we visited the palace.
My picture properties show: Shooting Date/Time 12/29/2010 12:41:56 PM.
Imagine the mopping of this huge place manually by just two people. It was

Monday, June 3, 2013

Kufri Souvenir - Himachal Cap


The caps of Himachal Pradesh are the most celebrated handicraft item of Himachal Pradesh. The extreme cold climate of these regions has made people weave different kinds of warm clothing, including shawls and caps. These caps are woven with wool and are ideal protective head gear for the people of these cold regions. Only the front half portion has the embroidered design. Visit Himachal during