I love my incredible India with all her beauty, spirit and spirituality. But if there’s one thing that’s a blot on our fabulous landscape, it is the zero regard for littering. I am not proud to admit that people have absolutely no compunction about throwing their trash in any form wherever…
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Ghati Subramanya is an ancient Hindu temple on the outskirts of Bangalore near Tubagere, Doddaballapura. It is 60 km from the city and is a popular pilgrimage centre besides being a rather perfect getaway for the weekend. Almost ten years ago, we visited this temple en route from the Nandi Hills,…
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity. “We owe…
Last month, the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath hosted a lovely nine-day Festival of Leather Puppets where they had a display of their huge antique leather puppetry collection for the first time. When I came to know that besides the display of the original puppets, their reproductions on mugs and calendars were sold during the…
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…
Happy Independence Day to all! And now, some quick facts about the Indian Flag. I was shocked to find that most people have no idea of what the colors stand for. School children know, of course 🙂 So here goes: Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders…