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Just What were u thinking...: Notes from New York
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Just What were u thinking. Monday, February 18, 2013. Notes from New York. A colourful message outside a restaurant in New York reads “Life is too short to drink bad wine”. It's the last day of my trip to the US and I reckon this short sentence perfectly describes this amazing city and its people. The City of New York from Empire State. MOMA: Edvard Munch's Melancholy". MOMA: Pablo Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon". MOMA: Van Gogh's "Scream". Tyrannosaurus at National History Museum. Like most Indian...
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Just What were u thinking...: Mahabalipuram - The Pride of the Pallavas
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Just What were u thinking. Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Mahabalipuram - The Pride of the Pallavas. The Structural Erections – Shore Temple:. Durga on a lion with small carved shrine. The effects of erosion due to years of being submerged in water and centuries of facing the rough seas and the salty winds are clearly visible in this temple. Once in awhile, the ASI covers the temple with paper pulp and casuarinas to protect the sculptures by adding an additional coating to the surface. Many rock hewn caves an...
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Just What were u thinking...: January 2013
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Just What were u thinking. Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Mahabalipuram - The Pride of the Pallavas. The Structural Erections – Shore Temple:. Durga on a lion with small carved shrine. The effects of erosion due to years of being submerged in water and centuries of facing the rough seas and the salty winds are clearly visible in this temple. Once in awhile, the ASI covers the temple with paper pulp and casuarinas to protect the sculptures by adding an additional coating to the surface. Many rock hewn caves an...
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Just What were u thinking...: October 2012
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Just What were u thinking. Friday, October 12, 2012. Few good men of Agumbe. I started this blog as a tourist guide to the beautiful mountain village of Agumbe. As I kept writing more, it turned into a tirade against the politica l. Kasturi akka's house in Agumbe. Malgudi days was filmed here. Kasturi akka preparing one more delicious lunch. Are essential to recycling wate r. Later that morning, I walked to the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station(ARRS) to learn more about the research of king cobras and c...
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Just What were u thinking...: March 2012
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Just What were u thinking. Wednesday, March 28, 2012. At the end of the day, whatever way you look at it, we are all apes. We learn by imitating. If you have ever seen a child pick up language, you know what I am talking about. If it is society that shapes us, are we just pawns hoping that one day we might reach the end and become queens and bishops? Everyone has those days…. So what about my free will? Was my destiny pre-determined based on the alignment of stars and planets the moment I was born? The q...
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Just What were u thinking...: August 2011
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Just What were u thinking. Tuesday, August 30, 2011. The Hyderabad Marathon – The Replacement Pacer. It was race day. I felt stupid with a floating helium balloon tied to my shirt. The number “ 4. 8221; was written on the balloon in big letters indicating that I was the pacer for folks wishing to complete the marathon in 4 hours. Somebody asked me if my previous best full marathon time we lesser than 3:30 and I truthfully replied that it was more like 5:30. Me at starting point with balloon. Now: Develop...
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Just What were u thinking...: September 2011
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Just What were u thinking. Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Why I started running? You got to lie to yourself sometimes and if it were a matter of mind such bravado might even have worked, but the body always speaks the truth. I could not run more than two rounds – all of 700 meters. It was simply too tiring. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Now: Developer, Ultra Marathoner etc. Near future: Cyclist, Triathlete etc. On the long road to hell, but having fun on the way. Wait, there is no hell. Why I started running?
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Just What were u thinking...: January 2012
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Just What were u thinking. Sunday, January 29, 2012. Is it worth all the pain? A friend asked me this question when he saw me limping ostentatiously having just finished my first ultra marathon distance of 50k the previous day- “Is it worth all this pain? 8221; “Why that question? Of course not, though I suspect mainly for personal well being sake. I probably came off sounding as a masochist who loved suffering and pain with that answer but that is not true,. So when he threw the floor open for questions...
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Just What were u thinking...: October 2011
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Just What were u thinking. Wednesday, October 5, 2011. The Villager Road Tax. Meanwhile a few cyclists had stopped to check on the fallen couple. Why men ride cycles this far instead of using motorbikes, he had no idea. Masochists most likely, he concluded. The cyclists had managed to help the couple with water. Loki saw that the rider, though bleeding was now standing and about to climb on his motorbike and drive away. Fat chance he thought. Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The Celebration Mysore Half Marathon.
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Just What were u thinking...: May 2013
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Just What were u thinking. Sunday, May 5, 2013. The Tragic Fort of Gingee. Sometimes, ruins of a long gone era tell us the most interesting tales - the story of kings and their battles, grand temples and mosques built on their annihilated ruins, a patronage for art and a macabre hunger for war and plunder. And one such place is Gingee Fort or Senji Kotai. From the top of Krishnagiri Hill - Ranganatha Temple, with the Rajagiri Hill in the background. Paintings in Laxmi Temple. A Laxmi temple bereft of sta...
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