Lord Shiva Temple on the last day of Karthika maasa I was walking on the street and noticed the lights at the entrance of the Shiva temple and clicked this pic from my iPhone. People light the earthen lamps during the last day in...

I have loads of travel tales to be written on Australia where I lived for an year and 5 months. It has been the most memorable time visiting the most adventurous country. Though, continent with 22.8 million population and 8 states, one can...

I have been working on revamping the header and the template of this blog. I am an admirer of the colour "White" and want to retain the same. Also, managed to add few widgets for Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Flickr, YouTube, Pinterest, 500px and Instagram,...

Title: My life, my rules. Author: Sonia Golani Genre: Inspiration Publications: Westland Ltd Pages: 226 Price: Rs 250 Cover page of the book The cover page of the book is a bright yellow with a colourful topography. As the title suggests, the book...

I am signing up the Australian Women Writers Challenge in 2013. As per the challenge, the reader has to complete reading the books written by Australian Women writers. There are 4 levels of challenge and I am signing up for Miles  Level of...

Dear Daddy, You taught me to talk holding me in your arms and walk when I was a child, holding my tiny fingers, when I had a fear of falling. You were always protective even while I was in the mother's womb without...

It was the first visit to Chennai on my own to attend a friend's wedding at Mylapore. The wedding reception was on a weekday, in the evening. Another friend familiar with the Chennai streets and local trains would accompany me during the journey...

The hair is the richest ornament of women, says Martin Luther. The statement holds good to any woman be it short or long hair. Most of us, would have tried umpteen products and experimented on hair which would have damaged in a long...

I am signing up the Aussie Author Challenge 2013 under the category TOURIST. Details of the challenge are given here. Hoping to be a TOURIST reading and reviewing 3 books by at least 2 different Australian Authors - Fiction or non-fiction, any genre. What are...

Aesop's fable is a collection of short fables each having a moral. Each narration is based on the animals and every story is about a page. It is similar to Panchatantra. Aesop's Fables: Audiobook review I listened to the audio book containing 26...

Samvastara in Sankrit language means "an year". According to the Hindu Calendar, there are 60 years. Therefore, a person who completes 60 is considered to be auspicious event in lifetime. Here is a sloka in Sanskrit on Samvastara in an ascending order Prabhavo Vibhavaha...

Today is Ugadi or Yugadi, a Hindu festival, celebrated in the three states of India, namely Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. In Karnataka and Andhra, it is known as Ugadi and in Maharashtra known as Gudi Padwa. Ugadi is a combined word for...

Title: Behind the Silicon Mask Author: Eshwar Sundaresan Pages: 302 Publisher: Westland Ltd Behind The Silicon Mask-Eshwar Sundaresan The title of the book sounded interesting especially seeing the word "Silicon Mask" and I requested for a review copy from blogadda. The cover also...

I ordered for Vellvette March Box last month for the first time and received the box in the last week of March. I was excited to see the neat packing.Price: Rs 399.Vellvette March BoxContents of the boxContents:1. Purely Pro Blush (3.7 gm)2. Dream...

I was looking at my childhood photographs and reminds me the effort my mother spent on getting me ready to school. The 3 or 4 year old girl with boy cut with a little "juttu" and flower decorated. I was a very naughty...

April 1998, Bangalore: I was in class 8 and my final exams were scheduled. My granny fell ill all of sudden and my mother had to travel to her native to see her. I am the only child to my parents and my...

It was a Rakhi gift from Sudipta who got it all the way from US. I like the strong fragrance and loved this. Thanks for wonderful gift. :)The bottle is a cute round shaped pink colored and I never felt this throwing it...