It was my mother’s wish to visit Tirumala during Srivari Brahmotsavam. We have been visiting Tirumala Tirupati Venkateshwara temple quite often since my childhood. But it was only once before with family members taking the pedestrian path to reach the Tirumala hill top from Tirupati foot hills. But when I go with friends and cousins, […]
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To all my Teachers…
Teacher’s day is very special for me because of many reasons. For that matter it is a special day for lot of Indians just like me. I just can’t imagine what my life would have been without those wonderful teachers. My memory still recalls the day when I passed my 7th standard examinations. It was […]
Durga Temple @ Vidyaranyapura
With this pic, I am beginning a new series of articles called ‘Explore Bangalore’. The Shikhara or Gopura (gateway tower) clicked below belongs to Sri Kalika Durga Parameshwari temple near Vidyaranyapura. Specialty of this tower is the sheer height, it is 108 feet tall. This temple is very famous for the various kind of special […]
A grand new start
Latest report from NASA indicates that the ground water level across many parts of India is getting depleted by almost a foot every year. Does that sound alarming to you? If not, think of the worst ever drought like situation we are facing this year since 1972. No wonder the agricultural produce is decreasing year […]
Will N95 masks protect from H1N1?
I have been reading from daily news journals that people are rushing to pharmaceutical stores to buy N95 and surgical masks as if there is no tomorrow! Infact some of the shop keepers have started selling them in the ‘Black’ market too. At the same time few others are busy in promoting people to wear […]