AAMA, APPUDIYA ,VENDA and SAPAD...the four tamil words that i learned and i can call myself a Tamilian.

The occasion was the MBMC 8A ride to Mahabalipuram, Mammallpuram (i never knew that this was another name). The RTMC boys rode (the lazy ones...read Deepshit, Tampon and Bumboo..decided to drive) togather to meet up with our brothers at Mahabs.

All ( Read more... )

After a long hiatus i return to livejournal, finally :)

The 23rd Jan'09, republic day holiday made a loooong weekend and the actual excitement was about the Rider Mania'09 which is considered the annual pilgrimage of all the Enfield riders who turn up in numbers to meet up and have a blast. It is the time when old friends meet again and the others ( Read more... )

A normal offering in a temple would be flowers, coconuts etc. In some of the shakti peethas, the offering might be non-vegetarian food and liquor, but there is a temple in Kendrapada district in Orissa, where the offerings are "CLOCKS".

Pay a visit to the "Maa Panchu-baraha" temple in Kendrapada district's in the Rajnagar block. This temple is more ( Read more... )

As we all know, Dussera is celebrated with subtle differences in our country. These differences are broader when it come to the Dussera celebrations in Orissa. In some parts, Durga puja leads to dussera while in some other parts like Khallikote, Dussera is part and parcel of a 16 day festival season which kicks off with durga puja and ends with " ( Read more... )

It's been a long long time since i have blogged here. I am back with a ride report of 850kms. My good friend Naveen got married and it was a chance for me to ride down to Palakkad which i did not want to miss. I sacrificed 3 holidays for that...hehehhe coz i had saved all my holidays, so that i can spend more time at home during the Durga Puja. ( Read more... )

After a lot of writeups on wildlife, I felt that i was lagging in the other favorite aspects, namely people & culture, bike rides, Classic bikes and another interest of mine "MILITARY HARDWARE". For the first time I am writing about military hardware. There's heck of information that I can write about military hardware, starting from guns, small ( Read more... )

Hey guys,

Check out www.wildlifetimes.com

This site is owned by a very good friend of mine named Jayanth Sharma, alias "Jay", alias "J sah", alias "Gadget Boy"{Thass my terminology -:)}

He is an Avid wildlife photographer and a wildlife lover and has been chasing wild animals and clicking some wonderful pics from the forests, and wildlife sanctuaries ( Read more... )

Various life forms have evolved, some became extinct, some became stronger and smarter over the history of life on earth. The most important factor that contributed to the survival of species is the evolution of Brain Power, or in my terminology the software and circuitry (nerve calls and nerve connections). It is evident that a species has to have ( Read more... )

Birds are one of the superb creations of mother nature. These winged companions can be found everywhere and apart from the visual delight that they offer, they are one of the most successful and efficient seed transporters in the animal kingdom. The birds are again clustered and grouped according to their specialities, there are the seed crunchers ( Read more... )

It's been a long time since i've written anything about people and culture. Maybe the wildlife bug stuck for a longer while. But, i'd definitely admit that i love gathering and sharing knowledge about wildlife, people and culture. The default stuff being my ride stories, have to update this section pretty soon but i guess the project deadlines and ( Read more... )