After a beautiful visit to the Krishna temple and from there, the gorgeous 13th century monument of Somanathapura, we arrived at Talakadu and were stunned at the amount of sand in the place. Tough to walk on, as our feet would keep sinking in. Once upon a time, Talakadu was a…
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So where were we? Ah, yes, we just headed off from the Krishna temple towards Somanathapura to see the breathtakingly beautiful Chennakesava temple, built in the 13th century. Kesava is another name for Lord Vishnu. Now grab a coffee (or the beverage of your choice) and sit back for the story of this temple. The Chennakesava…
One of the things on my wish list is to see as many places as possible in India. The rich beauty of our monuments always takes my breath away. This Sunday, 50 of us from our apartment condo hired a luxury coach and went on a picnic to Sri Aprameya Swamy…
I just came to know from Ashwin Sreekumar Nair who heads marketing for MySmartPrice.com that the site is currently running a competition for the promotion of Ashwin Sanghi’s latest book The Krishna Key. About the book: (I am quoting from Ashwin’s (Sanghi not Sreekumar) website: Five thousand years ago, there came…
Today, August 15, Independence Day is being celebrated in India. Yes, we’re proud to be Indians. So let me start this post with one of my most favorite verses about freedom by one of the greatest poets ever, Rabindranath Tagore. Where The Mind is Without Fear Where the mind is without…
Yes, this week I’ve been more confined to my little world and my heroes than ever, what with Sury falling ill and actually missing work for four days. FOUR whole days. That did not mean he did not work from home, but still – presence makes a big difference. He’s better…
You know, July is my favorite month. Somehow, new things, significant changes, new jobs – have all happened during July, almost throughout my life. Consider these: Every new job I took up was in July. I remember, during an interview, years ago, the interviewer asked me why I switched jobs with…