On Monday the man who will take oath in Kar-Natak-ah is someone whose party lost 116/222 seats they contested in. He is supported by a party whose history started undemocratically with the first Prime Minister of this country being nominated rather than elected… and the rest as they […]
It’s only in India that, a historical figure and Vishnu’s 7th avatar, Bhagwan Ram’s birthplace can be in a district named Faizabad and there can be a dispute over the location where he was born. The Ram Janma Bhoomi case is truly surprising and shows the dirty ugly […]
I wouldn’t have posted this excerpt from Khushwant Singh’s autobiography if a rabid Modi-hater had not posted this on Twitter yesterday – I wonder what his mother thinks of him !!! Say what you want to about Modi, he is a public figure and a politician so he […]
I am wondering if it is a colonial hangover or does it predate the British rule ? Folks in rural India and many of the recently migrated folk in the city will ask you what the it is when they see you wearing a watch. With the cellphones […]
I have the distinct pleasure of being on the first Lufthansa flight that allowed wifi in the air… but I have never used the wifi at airports in India. The first time Krishnan and I used airport wifi very effectively was at the Bangkok airport as we transited […]
How many countries can boast of a Prime Minister who wishes an unknown common citizen on his/her birthday ? India can. For the past three years, I have received birthday greetings from our Prime Minister, just because I am registered on his app. I know it’s technology that […]
I am a fan of Dr. Subramanian Swamy … I feel he should be awarded the Bharat Ratna for sticking to the truth and showing the mirror to many larger than life “dirty” politicians. His wife Roxna Swamy has written the book so yes, its a biased version, […]
Yesterday Indian goons brought down a statue of Lenin in the Indian state of Tripura. I am deeply pained and I want to record the tremendous contributions of Lenin in this blog for those goons who thought that he was a foreigner. Lenin was born into a wealthy […]
All through my growing up years, I thought I should have a penpal. A “penpal” was someone who lived in a different country or a very far off place in your own country and you become friends by writing letters to each other. Penpals met sometimes but mostly […]
Today while browsing FB, I saw this post from my friend Neeti. Its a letter from Malvika Lamba, an army wife and it brings out the stark difference between the world of a soldier and that of a politician. It reminded me of something that happened earlier. A […]
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Ancient Indian History
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This blog is just a small collection of my experiences of more than 30 years of travel throughout South Asia. May those who stumble across this site find some joy and hopefully some insights into this amazing part of the world.
