This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
On 21st we left Chennai for Hyderabad. We started by 6.50 am, struggled a bit with the bike carrier .. We could put one of the bikes easily, but the second one was a little tough because the folding bikes have a different frame. We had loaded most of the stuff the previous evening itself. … Read more
He was my first employer in Chennai, just after Krishnan and I got married. His brother was Krishnan’s batch mate during the MILT Leadership course. We have attended his wedding too…. Yes, Saify is a very dear friend. Only yesterday we discovered his passion for cycling. Saify and we lost contact when we moved out … Read more
We spent the last day of 2015 under a spell. His concert was scheduled for 4 pm at Narada Gana Sabha and we had the tickets already since we had come early in the morning to get the tickets for this concert and the next day’s concert. We went out for a walk to the … Read more
The second longest beach in the world, is in Chennai. The Marina beach is a walker’s paradise. Many many people come there regularly to walk, run and cycle early in the morning. We have been going there every couple of days for long walks and we have seen several business honchos and well known people … Read more
On Jan 4th, 2016 exactly a month after the Yeti was submerged in the Chennai Flood waters we received the insurance settlement … So here’s the full story and when am done you will know why Krishnan and I have started mis-spelling the word “generally”. 🙂 Our Skoda Yeti was parked at home in Chennai … Read more
Dec 27, 2015 We had brunch at 11 am because the plan was to meet Nachi, Kousalya and Dhanush at Krishnan’s old school and then hit the “chaat” shops in the Mint area :). We took a Meru cab to reach from Pallikaranai because we weren’t sure if there will be parking space available there. … Read more
My all time favourite Veena player is (late) Dr. Chitti Babu. I probably still have the cassette which had his album named “Temple Bells” and then another one where I forget the name but it had the “cuckoo” composition. I was fascinated by the “cuckoo” composition and loved to hear Dr. Chitti Babu’s rendition of … Read more
Her maternal grandfather is Palghat Mani Iyer and her paternal grandmother is D K Pattamal … Her genes ensured she had a great voice and the environment at home ensured she trained hard and diligently. The result is Nithyasree Mahadevan, with a voice that can sing in any octave and can move hearts. Nithyasree is … Read more
Yesterday in the morning, we were listening to Dr. BalaMuralikrishna singing the Pancharatna Kritis on Apple Music and were commenting that his voice equals 10 people singing together !! It was a good prep for the 4 pm treat that was in store for us. While marking the various concerts that we wanted to attend, … Read more
For the past three evenings we have been attending some or the other play or concert as part of the ongoing Chennai December music season. Sunday was a laughter riot as “Crazy” Mohan and his brother entertained a packed house RamaKrishna Mission school’s Infosys hall. Their play “Google Gadothgajan” is fun, fast paced and there … Read more