The Asocial Networking ~ Dhiraj Kumar
The Asocial Networking, published in 2011, is the first book by Dhiraj Kumar, an alumnus from IIT Kanpur. In his own words, this book is a collection of his musings on the real and online worlds, a series of 150 short articles on various aspects of the obsessive...
The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) (1979)
Oskar is born with the intelligence of an adult. At the age of three, he looks at the world of the adults with contempt and thinks this world is not worth living; he decides to stop growing. Does this sound interesting enough? Read on. Based on a German novel of the...
Top 5 Mythical Cities
Atlantis "...there lay an island which was larger than Libya and Asia together; and it was possible for the travelers of that time to cross from it to the other islands, and from the islands to the whole of the continent over against them which encompasses that...
French Lover ~ Taslima Nasreen
French Lover is a fiction novel written by famous author, Taslima Nasreen. I happened to read its english translation by Sreejata Guha. The novel was first published in 2001 and is probably based on the reminiscence from the author's stay in Paris following her...
Ruby on the Rocks!
You must have seen many waterfalls plunging down the cliffs of hills & mountains. But have you ever seen an “underground” waterfall? This marvel can be seen at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, USA. Apart from the waterfall, there are several other awe-inspiring things...
Some hidden London attractions you can`t miss
e have all heard about the major attractions in London like Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and the Tower of London. These are all fabulous reasons to visit London, but what about the attractions that are not as frequently advertised?...
Rhine Valley Cruise
On our visit to Frankfurt (Germany) during Easter holidays we went for the Rhine Valley cruise. As the name suggested, the cruise took us through the river Rhine passing through various towns situated on the slopes of the Taunus mountains. Rhine starts from Swiss alps...
Beautiful Times in US – New York
After 5 days of hard work...the weekend was finally here to greet me again...This week's destination was the City of New York..!! This time it was Roy, Ritesh and Me together and we planned to take the NJ Transit train from Princeton Junction. Vinay dropped us off to...
River of Smoke ~ Amitav Ghosh
River of Smoke is the second in the Opium Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh, of which Sea of Poppies was the first part. This historical fiction was released in 2011. The novel starts from where the Sea of Poppies ends, almost. It actually starts some 30-40 years after the Ibis...
Chennai-scape: Sunrise at Thiruvanmayur Beach
Woke up early today and decided to take a stroll on the beach, of course with my camera... here is what came out of it ... Happy Easter 🙂
MUST Visit Places in Cornwall
Lying in the west of Britain in United Kingdom is a county and the so called Cornwall. It is a place surrounded by seas with splendid coastline plus the enchanting harbour of fishes and one of the best surf places around the country. As one will try to visit the...
How to shoot in HDR?
Have you been noticing photographs of buildings and castles with dark clouds over them and with so much of detail that they look unreal? Or have you seen photographs with extraordinary color detail so that every speckle of dust stands out? Well if you have wondered...