Some Pictures

Well, the above picture, is as far as I can go! It was at the Wright Brothers Memorial. The trip was good, maybe just because, I got to drive. After about an year. This hiatus began just after being on a high. June and July last year were spent driving between Hosur(it’s near Bangalore) and [...]

Indians Still Inhabit the Mountains

Well, yes. The long weekend turned out to be memorable. The second road trip in America, not a very long drive like the previous one, more people, well organized and that translated to some nice time.

The highlight was white water rafting. Some real good fun it was.

I never knew Gatlinburg was a prominent destination. The [...]

Off to Gatlinburg

In honor of Memorial day and all the “hard” work, we’ve been putting in, my workplace let me go at 2.30 today to kick start the long weekend and make it extra long! So we are off to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for some trekking in the Smoky Mountains, white water rafting and the experience of living [...]

Of Paperwork, Bulbs and Bad Movies

It’s amazing how I have all the time to blog bang in the middle of a semester amongst the heap of work. Now that I am jobless, this page remains static for a week.
So quick updates.
I have been running around with a lot of paperwork to be completed before the start of next week. And [...]

(K)Nick(s) of Time!

“It’s my first sense of the city — that smell, above all things — that welcomes me and tells me I’ve come home.”
Those lines from Shantaram struck me when I stepped on the Penn station platform and made my way out of the NJ transit terminal. These are words describing Bombay. But they more or [...]

It’s New York baby!!

I’ve been let loose in New York. Left all alone to explore the amazing city. It feels a lot like Bombay. The first similarity is the amazing transport system. Manhattan is Colaba. New York Penn Station is Churchgate.
Learning all this in one day. I’m lovin it!!!

There and Back Again: Minutes in Bombay Part II

Friday programs were great. Morning 10:00 am first day first show of Spiderman 3 at Fame. Sushant and I and all the kids – Mihir, Akash, Supritha, Payal, Palak, Kunmun, Subham, Yuganth and Jagdish. Now this is one thing that happens only in Bombay. Or at least only at Uttara. There has never been [...]

There and Back Again: Minutes in Bombay Part I

So finally I made it. After 4 years, I returned to Bombay to meet some lovely people, enjoy some mouth watering dishes I miss in Chennai, and of course, experience the smell that at once tells you, you’ve come home. (Remember Shantaram? :) )

I landed in Bombay on the morning of April 30th and headed [...]