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With the recently concluded three rounds of the Elections, it is clear that the disturbing trend of low voting in urban centers continues. What was more shocking was the low voting of Mumbaikars. A city which was so recently hit by one of the worst acts of terrorism – which…

Friday, being May Day was a holiday and we decided to go to Wonderla, a theme park, around 30 kms. from the city. We reached around 11ish and it was pretty hot. Being a holiday, there were just too many people around. I had been here once before when I…

Sometimes, simple things in life like sleeping would not bother us much and would most times go unnoticed unless there is a problem. Insomnia or lack of sleep is a vicious cycle. One can’t sleep due to some stress and then it becomes aggravated due to the anxiety of not…

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Read the statistics in the newspapers today. Bangalore Rural – the constituency we belonged to polled at 60%, the highest among all the other constituencies of Bangalore. The rural folks once again proving that they are more conscientious about their responsibility to vote. The other factors responsible for the bad…

This person blogs at fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com. I had read in the newspapers that this person had been giving insider dope about the Kolkata Knight Riders Team in his blog. I just went to it out of curiosity and it does not matter whether he writes any factual stuff. Though, some people…

This is my take on the besan cheelas I grew up eating in my childhood. Cheelas or savoury pancakes were a favourite of my maternal grandpa and after my grandmom passed away and whenever we visited, my grandfather would request my mother each time to make them. As kids, we…

Apart from the heat about which I crib to all and sundry, life after the vacations is back to normal. I am introspecting and also taking some other measures which I would not like to elaborate at the moment but which I am sure will enrich my family’s life in…

There was an article recently about how celebrities like Madonna etc. are using sites like Facebook, twitter etc. to dump their partners. They are offering regular updates about their relationship status. Really, these celebrities ! How can something so personal be left for public consumption. Another disturbing trend is for…

Yesterday, I went shopping for glass bangles to match with the saris I wear. I love these trinkets – bangles, bindis, earrings and stuff mostly metallic ! So anyway, this is in the big vegetable mandi or market of Hyderabad with its curious collection of shops ranging from small to…