My trip to Rashtrapati Bhavan

In school, we had a topic on Government. In it we learnt about the President of India. We learnt that the President lives in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. So me and my friend Dhruv,went to Rashtrapati Bhavan  along with our families. You can register to visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan here We couldn't take any photos because cameras …

Fossils for sale

A small sampling of the fossils on sale, near the Gadisar lake, Jaisalmer. The seller, an old man with a lot of wares (including these fossils) on display was not particularly amenable to my photographing them. So, I had to literally take a shot and scoot. These were the lowest in the value chain, the …

Interesting custom at the golden fort Jaisalmer: a unique way to record marriages

The Jaisalmer fort (golden fort) is one of the few historical monuments in India where large populations still reside within the premises. Outside many of these houses, I found some thing interesting. Large, painted wedding invites, right next to the front door, chronicling all weddings in the family! Here's a sample. For those not familiar …

Dinesh Trivedi’s railway budget as a word map

Last year, I had done word maps of Mamata Banerjee's railway budgets. This year, given the tamasha that was played out as an aftermath of the Railway budget presented by Dinesh Trivedi (who has since been forced to resign), it would be interesting to see what his focus was on, by creating a similar word …

We are the same, eon after eon

This screenshot is from the home page of The Times of India, taken today, a few minutes before this post. This collage, unintentionally is an apt summary of what is happening around us and our priorities. We live in a world where the private lives and shenanigans of starlets and Page 3 celebrities get top …