Karthik has uploaded the second set of Flowering Trees of Bangalore. Its so really interesting to learn about the flowers and their association with the Birds and the butterflies. Awesome piece of work.

Previously, Flowering Trees I

from Churmuri:

All are equal at least in the eyes of seller. Buyer?


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Y! Local is neat

I liked this feature where it gives me driving directions (Eg. From my place to Forum Mall)

I don't know if people have already read about this.

from Boing Boing:

Filmmaker John Downer turned a bunch o elephants into walking cameras and used them to capture scenes of the jungle:

Smile you're on ele-vision He fixed webcams to four elephants. One carried a "trunk-cam" - a device resembling a huge log concealing a camera which could be ( Read more... )

Source : http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/20/stories/2008022060490300.htm

Mother tongues thrive even in multi-cultural societies

Deepa KurupUnlike in U.S. where 211 languages recorded in 1960 have dwindled to about six, here we face no threat to our languages ( Read more... )

Do the winged visitors harbour bird flu virus?

Interesting article. Takes the case of the recently photographed Bar-Headed Goose and the discussions that followed on INW

Frog Species Soar in India

Superb article on new species of Frogs in India.

The Bakshali Inheritance by Ajit Balakrishnan , Rediff.
Really enjoyed it.
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The Bakshali Inheritance by Ajit Balakrishnan , Rediff.
Really enjoyed it.