The flight to Goa

The flight to Goa, The man at the counter said, Is always full; Always noisy... So? My eyebrows must have asked No window seat for you, he said It makes us money; So we take off on time, he further ventured Two of us this way On our way to Goa today. One from Delhi; …

India’s costliest soap

You are looking at India's costliest soap - the Mysore Sandal Millennium Soap. One 150 gram piece comes for a cool Rs 720.20 (USD 13.34 by today's exchange rate). This soap is so premium that it merits a brochure all by its own. All other soaps by the manufacturer - Karnataka Soaps & Detergents - share …

A book of funny riddles for kids

Today I was reading a book called New Riddles for Kids, the Red Book. The riddles in this book are selected by Kirin Vas. This book is published by Shree Book Center.This book costs 65₹. The book was pretty good.The riddles were funny. Now I am going to tell you some riddles from this book. …

The best place to buy stuff in Jodhpur

Jodhpur is one of the popular tourist destinations in Rajasthan. Like with any other tourist spot, we would like to go hunting for  stuff to buy. And like with any other tourist spot, there are enough shops on enough lanes and by-lanes that one can go bargain hunting in. But the best place to buy …

Boatman on the Chilika

I have talked about him in two previous posts, here and here. But I just realised that I have not really introduced him. So here are two pictures of my boatman on the Chilika I met him in 2008, on a trip back from Orissa, when I took a detour for a quick trip to …