A train journey brings me in touch with so many different worlds. There was a group of Rajasthani women (returning to Bangalore from a wedding in Jodhpur). Three of the ladies, in colourful lehengas and odhnis, chatted away.


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I am often asked, by those who join the walks I conduct, why I keep going to a location again and again. "We know it's interesting for us to come there for the first time," is the question, "but doesn't it get boring for you ( Read more... )

I went "Aaaaah!" when I read

this post

Thank you, Trish...

Indian mythology is replete with the most interesting tales...interesting, that is, in terms of the behaviour of the humans, gods and demons that are the characters in the tales. And a conversation today, with Karthik gave me two parallels between Nature and mythology!

( two myths..and two realities )

One of the members of

RideACycle Foundation

kindly invited me to be there to meet

Dr. Venki and all of us interviewed him regarding his cycling (he doesn't own a car ( Read more... )

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Read this beautiful poem on asakiyume's LJ:

http://asakiyume.livejournal.com/252278.html

I am lost in admiration of one who can create such images...

I do *lurrrrv* reading the comments on my LJ as much as I like reading my friends' posts ( Read more... )

Weddings everywhere are pretty similar, is the observation I have to make after watching a Baptist wedding. I thought an "American" wedding was a half-hour thing...but no, the ceremony today started 20 minutes late, went on for about 2 hours, and was preceded and succeeded by "rehearsal dinner", "Pre-wedding brunch", post-wedding reception, and ( Read more... )