The last two weekends have both taken me to historical sites, one in Delhi and the other in Jaipur. Now India is a very rich culture, and the amount of history on display here is staggering. Every town, every city has one or the other monument. When I was in school, I thought my home… Read More »
I was reminded of this Samuel Taylor Coleridge classic today morning, quite rudely I must say, by my housekeeper. Intentional or not, she ended up emptying almost a litre of water on my bed. I found this out almost half an hour after she left, when I was about to plant my rear on the… Read More »
With nothing much to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon, I present a collection of weird facts from around the world. 1. People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights! 2. The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy. 3. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England, but only… Read More »
“They knew that there is no point in asking the generals for freedom. They knew that they don’t have guns and can’t beat the army. All they wanted to do was show the world what their situation is and that they are prepared to die.” These are brave words coming from a nation under oppression.… Read More »