Monthly Archives: January 2010

Streets of Kolkata, India

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

Kolkata was one of the four largest cities in India where I hadn’t been to until October 2009. I went to Mumbai in October 2008, Delhi a month later and Chennai in July 2009. By the time I went to … Continue reading →

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Shillong and Cherrapunji

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

Traveling with two IITians: Cherrapunji to Kolkata [PDF version of the article in Koseli] The event described in the blog happened in the first week of October. Here’s Parmalink: http://wp.me/pjyem-s6 The highway leading up to Shillong from Assam’s Guwahati was … Continue reading →

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IPL is not India-Pakistan League

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Pakistanis should know that the I in IPL stands for Indian, not International. And the P definitely doesn’t stand for Pakistan. IPL is not the India-Pakistan League. It’s purely an Indian Premier League of cricket. A tournament for the Indians, … Continue reading →

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Jaipur Literature Festival 2010

Posted on January 24, 2010 by

“How was it?” asked my friend Deepak when he knew from me that I was back in Delhi from attending two days of Jaipur Literature Festival. Here’s what I replied: It was good. Very few books were to be seen … Continue reading →

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Khajuraho: A Tour of Erotic Carvings and Statues

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

The Khajuraho temples do not contain sexual or erotic art inside the temple or near the deities; however, some external carvings bear erotic art. Also, some of the temples that have two layers of walls have small erotic carvings on … Continue reading →

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