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Delhi April-May 2009 Day 1
I am finally in Delhi after two year gap. Last time I was here was in the summer of 2007. Since then much water has flown below the bridge. But this time I am on an `official’ visit. Anyways. Since … Continue reading
Slumdog Oscarpati!!!!!!!!
Slumdog Oscarpati!!!!!!!! Slumdog Oscarpati!!!!!!!!And the Oscar goes to ….. Slumdog Millionaire!!! Well finally it happened. A Oscar to a film made in India with all Indian actors. An when it rains here, it pours, literally. So when Uncle Oscar came … Continue reading
Posted in films, friendship, India, islam, morals, movie, mumbai, people, politics, slumdog millionare
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Mumbai Locals…
Well Mumbai locals are the life line of the city. But ever wondered how many people can one local train carry? Here I try to estimate the carrying capacity of the local train. We first want to make an order … Continue reading
Posted in fermi problems, local train, mumbai, suburban trains, transport
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Windwolf Re-Registered
The Plan To ride to Pune [पुणे] and get the registration of WindWolf done on the same day. This was something long overdue. I had to ride to Pune to get the registration of WindWolf done again. The validity of … Continue reading
Posted in agents, babudom, biking, bureaucracy, enfield, mumbai, panvel, Pune, rayban, registration, ride, roads, rto, windwolf
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Flamingos!!
Flamingos are a genus of migratory birds which come to India in the summer. The classification is as given under [from Wikipedia]: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves Order: Phoenicopteriformes [Furbringer, 1888] Family : Phoeniconteridae [Bonaparte, 1831] … Continue reading
Of Bibliophilia…
Well the other day while surfing the net I found some thing about me. Something about the things that I do has been so clearly defined,I never even wondered that there could be people who have defined and categorised terms … Continue reading
Posted in bibliomania, bibliophilia, books, ebooks, mumbai, Nagpur, Pune
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Vasai and Arnala
The Aim: To Do Vasai [Bassien] and Arnala Forts in one single trip. The day finally came when the planned trip to Vasai fort had been finalised. This fort was long overdue. Maybe from last 4-5 years. Finally the party … Continue reading
Posted in arnala, baobab, bassien, battle, chimaji appa, fort, marathas, mumbai, portuguese, ruins, vasai
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The Problem of Raj
Now that the dust is settling over the issue of `north indians’ in Mumbai, the central character in this issue Raj Thackrey has become known to more people that he was before.The point I want to emphasize is that all … Continue reading
Posted in abu azmi, constitution, lalu, MNS, mulayam, mumbai, raj
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Kala Ghoda …
Yesterday in the evening went to Kala Ghoda – The art festival – in the art district of Mumbai.. Did not have much cash to buy any thing…. But any way went there… The atmosphere was charged, people all around … Continue reading
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One Night At Bade Mian..
Was feeling too lonely today….Slept at about 5 am after watching some movies…Had to get up early for booking the tickets, thanks to Ritesh’s new titanium credit card it was done through office I did not have to goto bank … Continue reading
Posted in apocalypto, bade mian, basil, gladiator, kabab, lethargy, mumbai, nights, suburban trains
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