Pride !

Indians today, seldom come across as proud people. Well, we have had a glorious past. So what? We have moved on. Because, the reality is NOW! Centuries of invasions have made us a subservient lot.  Today, even while we travel across the seas and achieve great feats, we are "mostly" modest (I mean, we just can't do the bragging thing!) However, there are two days in a year (Republic Day and...

The world, thru' your smartphone!

Last Sunday afternoon, after a sumptuous meal (courtesy – the great Indian harvest festival - Pongal), I took off to a photowalk in Lalbagh with a bunch of like minded folks. This walk was a unique one because all pictures were to be taken only with a camera phone! So after weeks of haggling with aperture settings and shutter speeds, this trip was a welcome change. And particularly, no need for...

Letz go fishing on Christmas Eve !

Well, well, well, in the previous post on Fort Cochin, I was so besotted with the sunset that I did miss covering the main feature of the Fort Cochin beach – the Chinese fishing nets and lots more.So here is a quick tour of Fort Cochin on the Christmas eve of year 2011.If you mix up medieval Portugal and Holland, spice it up with the tropical Malabar coast, then you end up with a heady cocktail that...