A railway steam engine (Locomotive, to be precise) is something very romantic to many railway enthusiasts. And it is awe-inspiring and fantastic to kids too. They love its hiss, huff,…
One major problem that I encounter while shopping online is the humongous amount of choices and options displayed on the e-Commerce web sites. It is mind-boggling and you are too…
This story appears in Sambava Parva / Adi Parva of the great epic, Mahabharata. Sage Mandavya was sitting in deep meditation at the entrance of his hermitage at the foot…
In my diurnal perambulation (meant to say ‘morning walk’ – wanna make it high-sounding!), I see sprouting of some new shops, buildings changing shape and colour, weird signboards and some…
I am a compulsive coffee drinker – the trait that I share with most Americans. Now that Starbucks is spreading in India, should try by favourite Cafe Latte when one…
Yesterday (2014-05-04) would have been 85th birthday of Audrey Hepburn, the Belgian-born British actress. In spite of such negative attributes as being tall, lanky, skinny and wistful, she won the…