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The fort at Kittur
Choral Ghats are duly crossed we traverse through Belgaum town, unfortunately we did not really stop to see around Belgaum, and shot out to Kittur that is 30kms away on the new high way. For me this is a dream come true. Enroute we did cross the summer Vidhana Soudha an abridged version of the…
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clock of fragrance.
This was a very strange place for this smell. Not one expected at a three star hotels. The smell of a rice granary. Most of the traditional houses along the west coast had this “agrashala” or store room. The smell of the days of long stretches of holidays that suddenly galloped to a finish. The…
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soft and warm sandalwood.
The other day I visited an aromatherapy centre, the healer had a vial of sandalwood oil. The soft warm woody and balsamic fragrance. Yet it is a standalone fragrance. It evokes mixed responses. A pleasant one as it reminds me of two important people in my life, my grandmother and my father. Remember the hitopadesha…
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A city moans
Just back from Mumbai, I left for Mumbai the day BalaSaheb passed away, being aware of the fact. My daughters were a bit worried. My coach Gopal was very confident that people respected Balasaheb too much to misbehave and the town would be peaceful. The bus driver refused to enter the city Mumbai, I mean…
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Julie Andrews
This is really an internet forward, But I am a Julie Andrews, fan/ worshipper call it whatever. so here’s sharing. Julie Andrews Turns 69, this is hysterical. To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan ‘s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of…
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And the award goes to
Sean Penn If there's one thing that actor’s know… other than that there weren’t any WMDs… (weapons of mass destruction) it's that there is no such thing as best in acting. Peters Oscar 1 Who should get the Oscar awards this year? The answer is I do not know, I don’t know who the nominees…