“Vibrant Gujarat” – is the tagline of the Gujarat Tourism. And it is perfect for a state that has the widest range of culture and food. Last time around, I had posted about Ahmedabad. Today I am writing about Diu(Daman and Diu as it is said), a small island town …
Read More »My love for Pav Bhaji
I am a FOODIE,as said in my previous posts, I enjoy eating and trying out new things. But there are some things that are on the menu always (in techie terms they are default :P) One such Indian delicacy that I cherish is the Pav Bhaji. For those of you who don’t have …
Read More »Scams and India
Scams have become a common word in our day to day lives. For us Indians, scams have become part and parcel of our lives. Scams are everywhere. From telecommunications to armed forces to housing schemes everything in India has a FREE SCAM attached to it ! Its like everything in Indian is on a …
Read More »2001 Parliament attack victims finally get justice
Daer aaye durust aaye – Better late than sorry – as a famous Hindi saying goes, 2001 Parliament attack convict – Afzal Guru has been hanged. Finally justice has been done to all those who lost their lives in the attack. I must say that government has been doing some serious home work …
Read More »Amazing 'Crickety' Weekend it was !
This weekend had to be one of the most ‘Crikety‘ one. One side we have Greame Smith’s men taking on the Pakistanis at home and the other side it is the ‘glamorous‘ (trust me, looking at some of the English girls, it is indeed glamorous ) ICC women’s Cricket world cup. …
Read More »Onions make AAM AADMI weep…
As it’s said “Every dog has its day”, the day has finally come when Onions are waging a war against the Aam Aadmi. The vegetable, most common in households will now be dearer at almost 40 Rs/Kg (writing the previous line reminded me of Sharman Joshi from 3 Idiots when Madhvan writes Bhin …
Read More »Why spare Juveniles ?
Yes, Why spare Juveniles ? Why ? I strongly stand by this and feel that punishments should be given based on the degree of the crime and not the age of the convict. It has been confirmed by the Juvenile Justice Board that the 6th accused(main accused I would say) is …
Read More »Mumbai's Ranji Triumph
Mumbai has done it again and it’s the 40th time they have lifted the Ranji Trophy. This time under Ajit Agarkar – the most experienced player in the side. (not ruling out Tendulkar, but Agarkar has been playing a lot of Ranji tournaments) Saurashtra were doing great this season until …
Read More »My Republic Day celebrations
Well, as I had said earlier also, cooking is my hobby and I try spend my weekends in the kitchen. I thought to celebrate Republic Day my way. So here is a photo of what I did ! Rice platter with the tri-colour theme ! Let me know how’s this …
Read More »India's show of might and culture
Today, India celebrates its 64th Republic Day. On this day in 1950, our constitution was drafted under the guidance of Dr. Ambedkar. Since then this has been an occasion to display India’s rich cultural diversity and its military might. This time the chief guest was the king of Bhutan. India …
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