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Archive for October, 2008
Saguna Baug – A Rural Retreat
Oct 19th
When we had to pick a day picnic destination for an office outing, we were looking for a place that would be within 2-3 hours of Mumbai and would give our group multiple options for fun activities. Someone suggested Saguna Baug and we were quite excited when we saw its website (www.sagunabaug.com) … A farming and fishing outfit, it promised to be a escape to nature. For the urbanized like us, it sounded like the perfect retreat.
It took us over 3 hours to get to the place. It might be a good option to take the train for people travelling More >
Goa – beyond the beaches!
Oct 18th
Everyone who has ever been to/heard of someone who has been to Goa knows that it is an awesome beach holiday destination. From Mexico to Taiwan, from Norway to South Africa, all tourists coming to India have Goa as a holiday destination in their list of places to see. So what makes Goa so special? It’s not just the beautiful beaches, cosy shacks, mid night bazaars, rave parties, easily accessible crack, cheap booze that make it so popular. This popularity also a lot to do with the inherent beauty of this state, , the exquisite buildings, the hospitable people, the More >
The Real Moment of truth: People will do anything for Money
Oct 10th
As you might have gathered by now the three things I enjoy and write most about is going places, reading & TV shows!! So here’s a second blog on a TV show that is airing currently on star world. It’s called the Moment of truth and it runs with a tag line – ‘is there an Honest American left?’
For those unfamiliar with the show, let me lay out the format….The premise of the show basically is that Participants are asked to take a polygraphic test of 50 personal questions before the show. They don’t know if their answers to those More >
Mumbai: Culturally diverse or inherently Racist?
Oct 10th
So many cultures, religions, regions… Mumbai would call itself proudly a city with many hues. There are allegiances to faiths, religions, regions, states, casts, and god know what not and yet we manage to live in relative harmony. Most of the time, that is…
The preamble to the Indian constitution states that we promise to ensure equality in status and in opportunity and yet on a daily basis our politicians pass out decisions and make speeches that are against equality. If Raj Thackeray’s rant on about ‘Me Mumbaikars’ and ‘outsiders go back home!’ is not a racist outlook then nothing is! More >
