Sunday, August 31, 2014

Lord Ganesha Festival


Ever year in India they celebrate Lord Ganesha with a festival, and the symbolic floating statues of him in the river, known as Ganesha Visarjan.

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Traveling In Goa, India


If you like the beach, beach culture – including open hut bars on the beach --, restaurants, nightclubs, streets lined with craft shops, then odds are you’ll like Goa.It’s a melting pot of Indian, expat and traveler culture that I have not experienced anywhere else in India, yet. 

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Driving Rules .. Well, More Like Guidelines Really


In a country where they went from virtually no cars to more cars and bikes than the road infrastructure can handle, it happened so fast that they never really incorporated a general driving protocol.

Monday, May 12, 2014

A Jazzy Night in Bangalore -- Zaang Style



My friend Vinil had launched Zaang.org some months back. It is a social group whose aim is to host events for fun people.  They've had several events that I've attended these past months, and always had a good time. However, this event at the terrace bar at the Hyatt Hotel was something new for them, and it was a hit. The focus was not on a huge crowd, but rather a good crowd. And they got it.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

What a Difference an Election Makes

I've been in Bangalore for 1 and a half years now, and not to offend any of my friends here, there are aspects of it (even though its the 6th largest economy on the planet) that is still somewhat third world.