India is a vast country with dozens of languages and dialects, and many cultures too! But Independence Day, 15th of August, is celebrated with the same fervour across the country. Streets are festooned with buntings and flags. School children wear white uniforms and wave Indian flags, annual prizes are handed out at schools and ofcourse …
Wishing all my friends and family for whom today marks the start of the New Year, a “Happy Ugadi”. Ugadi is celebrated in many states of India, including Andhra, Telangana, Orissa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and others too! Ugadi brings back a lot of memories for me. Ofcourse the top-most memory is eating “Ugadi Pacchadi”, that unique …
In keeping with the Christmas spirit, I am happy that I was able to donate blood for the 13th time. I must have tried at least 25 times, but was often disqualified for reasons ranging from low iron (the cut-off level is higher than the usual normal for blood donations) to having a cold, to …
In December, my family and I visited CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research. I found the whole experience fascinating, but what really struck me was how far the facility was stretching the limits of what we know about the universe. In 2012, physicists at CERN discovered a particle that they had been chasing for 50 years, the Higgs …
We are on the cusp of winter. In hues of yellow, orange and red, leaves glisten in the morning sun. The trees look resplendent in the evening, and add a certain charm to the setting sun. Nature weaves its magic all around us year after year! Soon, the trees will look barren, the branches looking …
My earliest memories of my childhood are of waking up to “Bhakti Ranjani”, an All India Radio (AIR) programme of Carnatic (South Indian) devotional songs. The songs brought serenity to my day, and some tunes became the soundtrack for the day. Another endearing memory I have is the beautiful aroma of incense that emanated from …
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