Punjab,the land of lions where its easier to find a sharab da theka than a chaistall! Everything is so king-size here. You’ll actually feel Punjabiness in the air. Live life King size! Amritsar, where thousands of pilgrims flock every single […]
Writing around 380 BC, Plato concerned himself with metaphysics, epistemology and political philosophy in his seminal work The Republic. In his attempt to define the qualities of the just man and the just city, Plato explored the role of the […]
This Deepavali saw an increase in no-cracker celebration, or at least in the noise about it. And it split people into two groups. One that advocated no-cracker diwali for various reasons, and other that believed in with-cracker diwali to be […]
The name “Diwali” is a contraction of the word Deepavali, which means row of lights in Sanskrit. During the holiday, candles and oil lamps called “diyas” are lit to commemorate the legend of the return of the Hindu god Rama […]
It was a gracious request from a dear friend. And as usual, I have never regretted accepting any invitation for travel. We were a motley group of 4; 2 girls and 2 boys and it was a delightful trip. The […]
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