It was love at first sight. The moment I saw her I could hear the beautiful musical notes of a sitar blending with the peal of temple bells. I instinctively knew that my search for a perfect partner had come to an end and I gaped at her with my mouth open. I was a […]
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Fascinating Fiesole, Italy We had planned for Florence in our itinerary as a place not to miss, given its claim to fame as the birthplace of the Renaissance. But what came literally as a pleasant and ethereal whiff of fresh air was our visit to Fiesole, a small scenic town situated at an elevation of
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The music from the car stereo was tantalizing, the sun was setting in a golden haze to my right as I hit the newly constructed expressway. I was feeling elated as I had just won a major contract for my business. This would indeed be a shot in the arm for my fledgling business, I
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I was in a daze as I sat across the man with whom I had entered the coffee house a few minutes back. He beamed at me with a large smile which lit up his eyes like a 1000 watt bulb. What shall you have? He asked. Cappuccino, I answered mechanically giving him a mechanized
Indian food you should definitely try in your lifetime Travel broadens the mind and I think it also broadens the taste buds, travel enables one to indulge the senses in a wide array of exotic tastes and aromas. Travel and food go hand in hand and a keen traveler would never give up the opportunity
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It was an unusually hot and humid evening as I finally finished editing my latest Blog which I needed to submit before midnight. I felt really exhausted and drained; it was one of those blogs on the economic situation in the country. I always found the topics of economics, politics and Business rather boring and
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Mother India smiled, free from all worries I woke up with a start from a deep and sweet sleep, the kind that you normally get just before you wake up or are woken up. It took me just a moment to realize that it was not the alarm that had woken me, but a dull
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The Great Escape – A short story I ran after her with tears streaming down like rivulets from my eyes, fear tearing away like a surgeon’s knife gone berserk in my heart only to be confronted with a huge iron gate with an equally huge lock. I pressed my face against the gate and felt
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Indian cooking Traditionally, most if not all Indian dishes other than sweets from all parts of the country are embellished with what is called ‘Tadka’, in the northern part of the country, ‘Bhagaar’ or ‘Vagaar’, in the western parts of the country and ‘oggarane’ in some areas of the southern region of the country. Though
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The enduring romance of trains A young boy is playing in his backyard and he suddenly stops and strains his ears listening to something. His eyes light up and gleam with innocent joy, he jumps the wall of his house and sprints as if he is running for his life, he comes to a stop,
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