Travelogue

Using Influence to Get Things Done

Watching coverage of the tsunami following the 8.9 Richter quake in Japan, one small thing that struck me is how secure (perhaps delusionall...

Was reading a review today of a book, 'Invisible City: The Hidden Monuments of Delhi' by Rakshanda Jalil, which brings out how urba...

Sometimes it seems that the core of our being is quite like a glassy prism (for those not inclined to math/geometry or physics: a three-side...

Was reading a novel, set in Ireland, about a drug addict, Tony, and his struggle to regain his footing in life.  One of the main characters ...

I received a query at an online forum recently, for tips to someone visiting Cambodia.  I don't remember whether I've written here ...

A high pitched cry!  I froze in my tracks. It was a busy morning.  After getting my 10-year old ready for school, I'd just opened our ...

I was watching BBC & CNN news last evening.  Not something I do every day, admittedly, since most times one TV of ours is monopolized by...

While commuting to office this morning, heard on news that a certain national office bearer of a political party (incidentally, the one ever...

Just came back from our corporate annual day event, addressed by His Holiness Dalai Lama. With some previous indication that Dalai Lama was...