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Vakil's Musings: June 2006
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Of kolams and why they should be banned. Many of us have seen Kolams in front of houses in Tamil Nadu. For the uninitiated, Kolams are decorative designs drawn outside homes using rice powder. These designs/ patterns are similar to rangoli minus the colour. You can read more about kolams here. However, I did discover this morning that the practice has not altogether died down (much to my peril! And there are some folks who still do it religiously every morning! But by the time I...
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Vakil's Musings: February 2006
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Monday, February 27, 2006. Of courts and justice. Judgments were delivered in the past few days in two sensational criminal cases the Jessica Lall murder case and the Best Bakery case. An analysis of the judgments and the background of the cases, throws up some interesting facts. The moral of the story seems to be if you are an Important Person, you can commit a crime and try to get away with it and if you are Very Important, you are sure to get away with it. And the common man continues in his futil...
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Vakil's Musings: March 2006
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Sunday, March 19, 2006. Come election time and our elected reps suddenly start remembering us! They shower us with so much love and affection that in a moment of weakness, on election day, we tick the wrong symbol and rue the decision for the next five years! This show of love and affection extends to even their painting our walls for us, although peppering them with colourful poll graffiti! But why am I writing about this? Posted by Mukund @ 10:13 PM. Saturday, March 11, 2006. An office of profit. While...
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Wanderer Bala: Following Cauvery
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A novice traveller had better be like a Nomad. I'm keeping a diary as I go and writing it up on-line when I get a chance. "NOTHING IS MORE DAMAGING TO THE ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT WITHIN A MAN THAN A SECURE FUTURE". Thursday, March 23, 2006. Cilck here for a photo tour on cauvery. My Journey started from Bangalore in a white Tata Indica. My first stop was at Nisardagama after driving for 3-4 hours from Bangalore to reach the forest i have to cross the wire-bridge hanging across the Cauvery. On the way, we were...
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Wanderer Bala: The hardest and most dangerous trek at Parvathamalai
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A novice traveller had better be like a Nomad. I'm keeping a diary as I go and writing it up on-line when I get a chance. "NOTHING IS MORE DAMAGING TO THE ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT WITHIN A MAN THAN A SECURE FUTURE". Thursday, March 23, 2006. The hardest and most dangerous trek at Parvathamalai. The hill flanked by trees and plants which are fertile slopes are host to various medicinal herbs which cured the disease. For example one of my friends who accompanied with me was suffering from Asthma for long tim...
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Wanderer Bala: Rothang Pass
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A novice traveller had better be like a Nomad. I'm keeping a diary as I go and writing it up on-line when I get a chance. "NOTHING IS MORE DAMAGING TO THE ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT WITHIN A MAN THAN A SECURE FUTURE". Thursday, March 23, 2006. My drive to Rothang pass started from New Delhi via three states of the country include New Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and finally to Himachal Pradesh. After spending the whole day on the ice and snow in Rothang Pass i left the place with half heart and I headed back ...
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Wanderer Bala: A Tibet in India- Bylakuppe
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A novice traveller had better be like a Nomad. I'm keeping a diary as I go and writing it up on-line when I get a chance. "NOTHING IS MORE DAMAGING TO THE ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT WITHIN A MAN THAN A SECURE FUTURE". Thursday, March 23, 2006. A Tibet in India- Bylakuppe. A riot of colors soon gives way to a monastery surrounded my green fields. The mixture of images waving colorful flags fluttering - wishing success and removing the evil around, monks, long flowing red robes, golden Buddhas, prayer wheels, ...
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Vakil's Musings: May 2006
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Sunday, May 28, 2006. An evening with friends, carnatic music and parathas! Yesterday was one of those really good days I’ve had in recent times. For starters, though I did go to office, I didn’t have much to do! Then I went and met a dear friend of mine, Jyotsna. Who has come down from Bombay. She has been a real inspiration for me in recent times. I was meeting her for the first time in person and I thoroughly enjoyed it. My friend, Bala. These days if I sing, my audience seems to be, almost exclusivel...
