Think Tank

For the past few months, I stayed in Hyderabad. Though I lived in the outskirts, I did see places of worth visiting in the city and got a feel of the city. I found the city very friendly, peaceful and calm. There is no language problem for the Hindi speaking, as most of the locals [...]

In my recent train journey, I noticed an interesting behavior. There was a couple with a little daughter travelling in our compartment. After some hours the gentleman became restless: he started complaining that the AC was not running effectively. I felt the AC was running but the temperature setting should be high – perhaps 26. [...]

There are few temples which are as passionately revered by devotees as is Baba Dham of Deoghar. Baba Dham means place of Baba Shankar (Shiva) and Deoghar means abode of gods. The temple is so important because Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, popularly known as Baba Dham and Baidyanath Dham is one of the twelve sacred Jyotirlingas. [...]

I had visited ISKCON temple first about four years ago. I was not so impressed with the experience and had written a critical review. Afterwards I visited the temple twice and was completely infatuated with the visits. There was not much crowd (though it depended on occasion and time), photography was banned (earlier people would [...]

(Travelogue) Durga Puja at Tembi Naka, Thane West The picture attached with this article is one of the most vibrant images of Durga Ma I have ever seen. Recently when a friend sent this picture to me as Durgapuja greetings, I asked her if she could find out where this Durga idol was situated at. She said [...]

(Travel) Visit to Holy Shirdi and Sai Baba Temple If you want to feel the presence of a greater power in our life, just think about how our life has largely been constructed by happenings and events occurring by ‘chance’. Life is seldom logical and plans rarely work. This is why those who are peaceful are humble: [...]

While Traveling….  I was traveling this week, mostly by trains. Long train journeys are some times very boring but pretty memorable most of the times. This time too, I had several memories to take away; I would share one here:  The train started 6 hours late. It covered some 4 hours lag in the way, [...]

My visit to Elephanta CavesLast Sunday, I visited Elephanta Caves. Here is the link to my uploaded pictures on Rediff Photos: (I have reduced the size of the pictures.)http://photos.rediff.com/photos/share/sh_thumbs/rahul_nitd/84034/It was a great experience. Though I went there in summer, I was able to enjoy the nature’s beauty. It is a one hour journey on boat from Gateway [...]

I visited Kuala Lumpur (or “KL” as it is commonly known), Malaysia in March 2005. The visit was official. My company was sending me along with a colleague to take part in the much-sought-after “Training Session” for young engineers, a program by the Lafarge Group, Paris. But it turned out to be equally beneficial on [...]