A matter of heritage

Mysoreans can't picture the historic clock tower without the sight-n-sound effects generated by hawkers. They figure in picture postcards of the clock tower scene sent back home, at Manhattan, by visiting yoga guys, to the city that has produced the likes of Pattabhi Jois...More...

A visit to Gorur

It was an ideal family outing, with cousins with whom you can endlessly talk with perfect confidence because they are the sort of people who will really understand why academics is boring and why movies deserve to be discussed...More...

Luz Church, 1516

The legend is that in the 16th century a ship carrying Portuguese Franciscan missionaries was lost in the Bay of Bengal off the Chennai coast. The crew, sighting light towards the west, following it to reach the land in a mangrove forest area. It is believed Apostle St. Thomas lived here before his martyrdom in 72 A.D. . .More...

Blog of the day: Within/Without

Blogger Neha Viswanathan, a London-based young mami who studied in LSR, Delhi University, is obsessed, among others, with halwa, history, social software...and, says she's very fond of arguing...Read her blog..

Reinventing Mysore Dasara

But after every year’s celebrations all we get to read in the media is how mismanaged the events were; and about the need for re-inventing Mysore Dasara. There is talk about the corporate sponsorship. It is not as if major companies don’t see mileage in Mysore Dasara...More...

Blog of the day: Aparna's Blog

A Chennai person who can't imagine living anywhere else. Mad about music; blogs it...Read her....

Onam at Infosys campus

The flower carpet competition was held between teams in various office buildings of infosys,. ...Though we didn't bag any prize for our pookalam, we knew we had a good onam at office with our pookalam being watched with smiles by everybody around...More...

Barbers & barber poles

The Turks also give you a fantastic head massage, pulling your ears and snapping your neck. Not always for the faint hearted, so feel free to tell them NO, if you are terrified of a broken neck. I remember the barber at Saudi, he used to offer tweezing services (Arabs tweeze their eyebrows, beard lines and ‘above shave-line’ hair!!).. .More. ..

Onam spirits in Kerala

During the three days of Onam (on the fourth day the liquor shops were closed) Kerala consumed Rs. 52.79 crores worth of spirits. This is an increase of 28% over last year. The amount spent on toddy, illicit drinks and smuggled foreign liquor is not known.. .More. . .

Mysore's blindfolded marchers

Snag with such unusual mode of protest is that the media gets focused on the fact of their protest, rather than its purpose...More. . .

Blog of the Day: Conundrum - thats my life!!

Blog by Binu Ninan, a Singapore-based professional in marketing. . .Read the blog. .

Police brutality on live TV

We can only hope that those who witnessed the gruesome scene wouldn't back off when they are called to give evidence against the cops. . . The phone-in on Headlines Today had a caller, asking why the media, present on the scene, couldn't intervene to stop the cops from beating the man. . .More. . .

Much mis-pronounced Kannada

Those “kannada activists” that blacken English boards boards….. ask them if they can pronounce words properly! About 35 years back itself there was a joke habhaya astha being actually pronounced instead of abhaya hastha during elections — Congress symbol! . . .More. . .

The Unluckiest of the week

The weather outside was absolutely lovely (in my view, that would mean dark clouds and pouring cats and dogs). I didn’t wait. My only mistake. I didn’t. Instead, I took my Scooty and drove home in the pounding rains. . .More. . .

Banana aftermath of Onam

Chips. . . There were four types – the regular thin round ones that are popular in the market , thick half pieces which were eaten with meals or used to make sharkarapuratti (coated with jaggery), small cubed pieces, and the last, cut into small batons. Though all these were of the same material and fried in coconut oil, the bite varied in each type and there was a subtle difference on the palate. . .More

Singapore Snapshot: Entertainment hub

A number of theatres indoors and outdoors around the Esplanade area compete with each other in hosting performances of various kinds. The last performance I went to last year was the West Side Story, played by the original Broadway cast. The “King and I” is presently playing. . .More. . .

Mysore airport upgrade

I don’t see the prospects of an A-320 landing at Mysore airport for some years to come. For the record, this is what officials say it would take to make this happen. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Adonis - spotlights Hubli-Dharwad

Nagesh Tavarageri, a California-based techie blogs Hubli - Dharwad aspirations to be a destination for IT / BT / BPO / Manufacturing industry in Karnataka. . .More. . .

Mysore's Trample Rd.

. . .a microcosm of life, as it were. The past and future meet here, at the present…. It is a mini India with Venkataramanaswamy and Shiva Temples rubbing shoulders with I-Robots from New York , Sankalpa Builders, Shubam . . . .The Andal Manram is close to Pizza Hut and Dominos (Half an hour late –Free Pizza!). . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: A rupee for my thoughts

Archana blogs becasue of her flair for writing; is fairly sure her writings wouldn't change the world. . .Read blog. . .

A trip to NAPA and music thereafter

Maddy puts in here a few delightful YouTube clips featuring Stephen Devassy on keyboard, and Balabhaskar on the violin. . .Listen to them . . .

Karnataka legislators on a China jaunt

we are told it is a matter of entitlement. Each legislator is entitled to Rs.2 lakh a year for undertaking study tours within the country. . . legislators would use this amount to visit China. In Karnataka, we are tolerant of such minor variance of use of funds, attributing it to the solpa-adjust-maadi .syndrome. . .More

Blog of the day: Filmiholic

Blog by Maria Giovanna, NY-based freelance journalist, bitten by the Bollywood bug. . .The blog . . .

My Book-binder's predicament

The supermarket wants more space, and the owner of the shop, who has rented the place to the binder is preassurizing him to close down. The man has agreed, because he is not doing good buisness of late. . .More

Which part of India are you from?

The simple truth of the matter is that every Indian has multiple identities and this is natural and can be normally non-conflictual. A George Josef in Silicon Valley can be a Keralite, a Christian, speak Bengali in addition to Malayalam having studied at Calcutta, a proud IITian and yes an Indian at heart and in deed. . .More. . .

Tech management e-book for free download

E-Book on `Technology Management for globalising firms' can be downloaded free from Indian Innovators Association, E learning page. . .More. . .

Driving a Ferrari

People who read my earlier blog on the Montblanc Meisterstuck would have read of my stupid desire to own a Ferrari. Naturally a pipe dream and we all agree with that. But well, hear this now. I got to drive a Ferrari two weeks ago. . .More. . .

Sleep apnea, its symptoms

The symptoms include feeling tired in the morning like you didn't get enough rest. The individual may fall asleep during the day and may spend more time in bed than normal. . .More. . .

About our envoy’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

The episode is bound to cramp the style and tone of media communication of our diplomats everywhere. I get a feeling that henceforth they would open their collective mouth to the media only to read out prepared statements or make suitably inane off-the-cuff remarks. . .More. . .

Blog of the day: My Thoughts

Balaji, Chennai-based blogger, has an eye for statistics, such as 73% flight bookings in India last year was done online. . .Read his blog. . .

Not been there, never done that

For example, I have never gone pubbing. Yes, I have lived in Bangalore for 27 years and yet. I was reading an article the other day on what pub culture has done to Bangalore and it seemed like another world that was being described in the article. I could not imagine it was all happening right here. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Forty-two

Haven't a clue, wouldn't hazard a guess as to why the Bangalore-based blogger favoured a number for a name. Makes a enaging reading. Chose to feature the blog on the strength of it post, If only women ruled the world .. .blogger reckons, among other benefits, disputes would be solved over shopping trips, and not through wars. . .Access the blog . . .

Lakshmana's bombshell

Any hint that IT companies may be disinclined to start their units in Mysore or may shift the one established in Mysore will scare the real estate business houses who have in the recent past gone on investing money on the purchase of land by offering huge sums of money to farmers in and around Mysore. . .More. . .

Shilpa's story

A child's story - as short and sweet as a nursery rhyme. Once heard, never ever forgotten. . . . On December 1st, 1996, the first anniversary of her death, her parents with several friends pledged to share their experience and give free service to other children like her. . .More

Lalu-opadesa: Lalu's at it again

What I can't figure out is how our b-schools, business chambers and hoteliers association, who know well enough how our railways work, can fall for the minister's Lalu-opadesa, as if it was a management Gitapodesa . . .More. . .

Blog of the day: Silverine

Anjali, Bangalore-based, has this mantra to retain the mystery about her - 'Keep smiling; it makes people wonder what you are up to". . .Find out what she's up to. . .

Guide to Mysore

Abhishek K Singh, a bangalore-based techie, blogs on Mysore for those who have no clue, say, a visitor from Mars. His opening lines read: I visited Mysore (A place near Bangalore, Karnataka) on this 15th Aug.. .Those who don't know the place I must tell that this is place which witnessed the fight between Tipu Sultan and the English army. This is the place which experience the royals of Wadyars'. This is the place famous for the biggest training center of IT giant Infosys. . .More. . .

Chamalapura: City seniors speak up

There is no doubt power is a real problem and efforts have to be made to enhance the same. But in our anxiety, to get over cold, we should not cut off the nose. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: My cricket

Dinakar K R, a Mysorean, has a lot more to him than cricket. A man with many interests - gardening, homoepathy, local history - Dinu is a prolific blogger. . .Read him. . .

Eat what we have and pay what you like!!

There has always been a dormant wish in my mind – to start a restaurant, but the ‘missus’ does not agree that it is a good idea. Even though I tried explaining about the subtle differences between our bus stop ‘chayakada’ (tea shop) and what was in my mind….I tell her that she should view me like Bachan saab in Cheeni Kum and not like the pot bellied guy at Ananda Bhawan . . .More. . .

Indo-US nuclear agreement

Protests and criticisms are fine; that is part of democracy. But warped logic is not. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Kishor Cariappa

Being in cummunications blogging comes effortlessly for Muscat-based Cariappa. . .Read him. . .

Mallus' New Year Day

Today is the 1st day of the 1st month, Chingam, according to the Malayalam Era (ME). The year that starts today is 1183 ME. In Malayalam, this Era is called ‘Kollavarsham’, a combination of the Malayalam words ‘Kollam’ (name of the place where the new calendar was created) and ‘varsham’ (year). . .Read on. . .

With wife away, Shenoy's at play

I have some good news and some bad news. . .My wife left this morning for Bangalore. The bad news is that she’s coming back on Sunday. No, I'm just joking. We're missing her terribly, especially when it comes to locating our stuff. . .More. . .

Surviving science practicals

The worst and the most boring of all practicals is physics….I almost never get the values right. It’s gives a dose of frustration, really…it makes me tear my hair out. It’s wonderful that Hemavathi, my classmate is by my side, saying, “That’s not right,” “That’s not how you should do it!”. . .More. . .

A wildlife phenomenon

According to The Guardian, over ten million people have watched (click to access the story and watch the unmissable video clip) the “epic scrap since he put it in May, and one of the Web-site founders, has proclaimed as his favourite clip of all time... .More. . .

SOFTEN takes to the streets

The SOFTEN (Social Forum to Enable Needy) group in Infosys connected to 'Operation Shanti' volunteer Tracy in distributing old clothes and serving food to the destitute woman and children, today morning near KR Hospital, Mysore.. . .We loaded boxes of clothes, blankets and shoes to the van and we, a group of nearly 40 SOFTEN volunteers starting off before 8 in the morning. . . Tracy and her friend (both foreign volunteers of 'Operation Shanti') joined us in their car with containers of food. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Balaji's Thots

Balaji Balasubramiam, a Tamilian in California blogs on books, movies, family, technology..vagaira, vagaira. . .Read him

Status update: Prem's commune initiative

My own sentiment is not to relegate older people to a commune. It is meant to be a place for those who do not need to be on a 9 to 5 regime. So could include those in part-time jobs, those who can work out of home, those who may need to go to an office once in while and not on a daily basis. . .More. . .

When I declared 'Independence'

I, then made my declaration of “Independence”. I threatned to “run” (“walk” would have been a more appropriate word) away from home. I got a cool “let me see you do it” reply from my mother, from whom I least expected it. I had thought that the threat would get me something to eat. . .More

Limits to self-sacrifice

Concern for fellow-beings sets apart sajjanas from others. As a Sanskrit proverb goes,
मृदुलं नवनीतमीरितं नवनीतादपि सज्जनस्य हृत् ।
यदिदं द्रवते स्वतापनात् परतापात् सतां पुनः ॥
. . .Years ago, there was a very short story in the Kannada magazine, Mayura (I think). The protagonist was a poet, very poor but large-hearted man, like the sajjana in the above shloka. . .More. . .

A cash-for-appointment hoax

That the nation’s highest office is constrained to take note of such claim speaks of the influence of the electronic media. That a TV channel chose to telecast the cash-for-R-Bhavan-appointment claim smacks of irresponsible reporting and poor editorial judgement. . .More. . .

No-taker Gandhian studies

Old-time Gandhians have failed; worse still, pooh-poohed attempts to redefine Gandhi. Lage Raho Munnabhai may be dismissed by Gandhians as much too simplistic and masala-driven. But the Bollywood attempt does reflect the need for teachers to relate Gandhi to the nation's current concerns. . .More. . .

I-Day thoughts

They are interviewing some of the Kannada freedom fighters on TV today, and ... it makes me wonder, why do we ignore our freedom fighters until it is August 15th? Nobody bothers about the old chap down the filthy lane, ninety-five and barely able to survive on his income, until it is Independence day. Well, on 15th August, we put a shawl around his neck, keep a mike near his mouth, and fire questions at him. . .More. . .

I-Day in Muscat nursery school

The practice session for the speech-dance event was planned much in advance, around July last week, and daily my daughter’s class teacher used sent a note or two on the do's and don’ts and other nitty-gritties. . . More. . .

Do you know you snore ?

In addition to posing a strain on relationships, it can indicate a possibly dangerous and life-threatening disease. What causes snoring? The noisy sounds of snoring occur when there is an obstruction to the free flow of air through the passages at the back of the nose and mouth. . . people are often unaware that they snore until they are told of it. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Nothing to Declare

Blogger Maja has nothing to declre, if you don't count her posts on Bollywood. . .More. . .

A static recognition of Mysore

This statue of Mahishasura with his big moustache, sword and a snake caught in his hand, is one of the pictures which I associate with Mysore because I remember in my school picnic seeing this photo prominantly in the tourism post cards of Mysore. . .More. . .

The tale of Monte Cassino

A fellow blogger Abraham Tharakan steered me towards a long forgotten war where many thousands of Indians died fighting a foolish & stupid battle, the ‘Battle of Cassino’. This one took me to the Liri valley, where unfortunately over 5,000 Indians perished in a war that they had nothing much to do with, really. . .More. . .

Dominic Joseph checks out

Thommikunju was the pioneer of hospitality and tourism industry in Kerala. He won several awards including Hall of Fame by Indian Association of Tour Operators. What I remember most about the man is his humility, and that ever present smile which had sincerity written all over it. . .More. . .

Regional airlines

Aviation is paving the way for new "regional airline" operators to connect hitherto unconnected airports, using "regional" aircraft. There are some riders attached to the policy to ensure that regional routes are the primary business of the operators . . .More. . .

Kerala architecture: Nalukettu

My mother’s house, Konduparambil, and my home, Thekkanattu Parayil, are both nalukettu. Five other Parayil heritage homes (100+ years) which I know well from childhood are ettukettu. . . . more. . .

King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan

. . found Chopra's account of Shah Rukh's early acting career particularly interesting. . . started work on a Master's in Economics, but his real energy was spent working on his acting with a high-brow theater group in Delhi called the Theater Action Group. . . was based at the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College, and led by a British hippie named Barry John. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Amardeep Singh

A blogging English professor. need we say more ?. . .Look it up. . .

Everybody loves Mungaru Male

A film print is doing the rounds in the US Kannada Sangha circuit. It is said that Mungaru Male producer Krishnappa initially sent a copy to a friend and sangha activist in Florida. It was then borrowed by a Kannada cultural organization in New Jersey for screening. A chunk of the proceeds goes to good causes. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day : Jeevan's World

Chennai-based, 24-year-old, blogs the world from his wheel-chair; suffers muscular dystrophy . . . Read him. . .

Sleepless in South Block

Can’t he shut his mind off before he goes to sleep’?
‘Easily said than done. These days he can’t sleep thinking what Pratibha Patil will say next. Her statements have started giving him nightmares’. Said the doctor.
‘No point in worrying about it as Patil herself doesn’t know what she is going to say next. . .More. . .

Taslima and the media

. . .she had been attacked elsewhere on earlier occasions, but “it was never like that Thursday (assault in Hyderabad)”. Expressing her gratitude to the press Taslima said that if it were not for the media persons at the venue, “I wouldn’t have returned here alive”. . .More. . .

Karachi blogger's tribute to Kishore Kumar

Adnan’s mamoo and dad were Kishore fans; they rarely missed the Akashvani programme playing old film songs. Adnan recalled he got initiated to Kishore songs when he heard Kumar Sanu on cassette singing Kishore songs. . .More. . .

The painting assignment

A publisher from India (or wherever) sends the sample magazine, the Muttawa read it and blackened the objectionable parts and passed on the marked copy to the, lets call them ‘blackeners’. When the bulk stock came, they sat and continued blackening all the copies as per the sample... . ..After a time in Saudi, I had gotten used to the blackening of images and texts with what are, I am sure the blackest of black ink markers. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: filthy, funny, flawed, gorgeous

UK-based Ammani has a bunch of other blogs going. Notables of my choice - Cult of Bad Mama and A good read (though with not so frequent posts). . . Read her F3G blog. . .

Christian conversions: My take on Abraham's post

Recently some people approached me to buy some Christian literature. I showed them the Christian literature I have in my shelf. I offered tea to them and shared my personal feelings saying that I see Jesus in Krishna and Krishna in Jesus. . .More. . .

Bangalore memories (1951 vintage)

The only restaurant we could go to in the evenings was the India Coffee House on South Parade. Then came Parade Café on St. Marks Road, and later, Koshy’s on Brigade Road. All activities came to a stop by around 8 o’clock. Bangalore, the little town, used to go to sleep early those days. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Shashikiran Mullur

Bangalore-based electronics manufacturer loves travel and blogs it. His blog has links to some Kannada blogs. . .View blog. . .

Attack on Taslima: Some questions

You may ask why the TV crew couldn’t put aside their camera and go to curb the attackers, instead of capturing their attack on film in graphic details. It’s a question that is easier asked by us than answered by the media persons. . .More. . .

Casablanca in Malayalam

For those familiar with the old classic I’ve a question: Which desi name comes to mind at the mention of Ingrid Bergman? Multiple choice - Mandira/ Monica/Pooja/ none of the foregoing. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Reflections of Mind

Chennai boy, UK-based Balaji S Rajan sketches well, writes better. . .Links us to some interesting Tamil blogs. . .Browse . .

Teen memo to oldies: Put some fun in your life

My ‘Indianness’ always intruded when I saw strange things in America. . .“Oh my gosh! Look at that man! He watches kid’s movies!”. . .“ Is it really an old man who just trekked a mile into the forest?” . . .You see, our old men don’t do that. Our old men sit at home and sleep, think of their ‘good old days’ or read philosophy. . .More. . .

Madhukar at CFTRI School

At the stroke of 11 the siren sounded and we all stood up. It was then that I noticed ‘Aunty’ Parpia just coming round the corner of the main building and there she stood. She had frozen in the postion she was in – one step ahead of the other and head bowed. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: My Own Niche

Bangalore-based Emmaneul is a self-confessed talker, claims to be a good listener, and going by the blog, he has a way with words. . .Read his stuff. . .

Ajith, Antony and their Blogpane

An idea which came to my mind around 6 - 7 months ago finally culminated in this => BlogPane.I and my friend Antony Jerome in our spare time worked on this . . . a tool to keep in touch with your college alumni and students who are into the blogosphere . Blogpane is a javascript application which fetches the blog URLs of your college alumni and students from a centralized DataBase and presents before you it in a Tree format. . .More. . .

You're never too old to blog

Elderly folk generally stay away from the computer, saying they can't get a hang of it and that it is too late to try. And lack of awareness of potentials of the web, even among younger middle-class parents, accounts for a low PC density. . . Most people over 65 have faith in the printed word. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: My Musings

Parijata, Bangalore-based Jane-of-all-trades, blogs bilingual - Kannada and English. . .Read her in the language of your choice. . .

Schools without students

What is the purpose in calling them schools except perhaps to boost statistics of the number of education institutions?. . .Something is terribly wrong. Who is responsible?. . .More. . .

Oyster pails and Greek helmets

The idea for this article came from the ‘food network’ which we watch once in a while when the many serials on TV have run their course and there are no more channels to surf. This one was very interesting, talking about the connections between oyster pails, fast food and Greek helmets. Aha! . . .More. . .

Singapore snapshot: Extreme Sports

I am not sure why they call stunts and acrobatics performed on bicycles, in-line skates and skate boarding as extreme sports, but they are called as such. Singapore is not left behind in the world of extreme sports . . .More. . .

Movie on Raja Ravi Verma

The life of Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) is to be made into a Malayalam feature film. Lenin Rajendran, the award-winning director who had made ‘Swathi Thirunal’ a couple of decades back, is finalizing the script and other arrangements for the shooting. . . Suresh Gopi is to play the lead . The film is expected to be released around Christmas. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day : Aishwarya Rao

Blog by T Nagar (Chennai) girl in advertising. Self-confessed gossip-monger and curd-rice lover. . .More. . .

Harimohan on Arabikatha

The Kerala brand of Marx and Engels has specially been different and it is this that is exposed in this movie . . . life of a kerala workers(in the Gulf) is depicted nicely and their hardship and comradery goes beyond parties. . .More. . .

Blog of the day: Just a little something

Bangalore-based Anita Bora is a self confessed blogaholic. Says she, “I used to keep journals while growing up, which I burnt, . . . . thought I was going to begin a new life. . . I’ve switched to the online mode. When I’m 50 . . . it will be interesting to turn back to 2001 and read the stuff I’ve written. . .” Ms. Bora is in it for a long haul, it seems… Read her. .

Blog of the day: Agelessbonding

Bangalore-based Usha Vaidyanathan has been blogging since Oct.2003. No wonder she is aged 251. . .Read her . . .

Elizabeth on Baker

The achievements of Laurie Baker in the field of architecture, particularly low cost housing, are well known. But there was much more to the man. This book presents so touchingly the long journey of Laurence Wilfred Baker (1917-2007) from Birmingham, UK where he was born, to Trivandrum. . .More. . .

My book-binder

Spencer’s supermarket had erupted next to his workplace—with flashy orange displays to attract customers. I don’t like such changes—a supermarket in front of a temple and next to a book-binder looks misplaced, but that;s the sad thing about Bangalore, everything is growing haphazardly…More. . .

PRAJA bangalore, a citizen’s network

It may not be worthwhile reinventing such website for Mysore; . .. Because, Mysore has relatively low broadband density (5000 connections, according to some estimates) and lower web browsing public. But those of us who are familiar with the potential of the web would benefit, if only Praja Bangalore could be persuaded to open a Mysore page on their site . . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: India/Bangalore/things

Pranav, Bangalore-based techie, brought up in Bokaro, colleged in Mumbai, calls it a Bangalooru blog. . .Read him. . .

Weaving it together: Web 2.0

. . .networks such as Facebook or MySpace may create a vast net of cyber friends, but in the process may dilute the intimacy and authenticity of real face-to-face friendships. As it is said, 'the net brings distant friends closer but drives close friends somewhat distant'. The cyber world can get so addictive that the real world loses its hold, sometimes. . .More. . .

Mungaru Male : Magic in its music

Not since the ‘Bandhana’ songs (and Dr Rajkumar’s ‘Belathigalagi Baa’) has a collection enthralled me like the songs from ‘Mungaru Male’ - the present rage in Karnataka and a shining feather in Kannadiga caps…Mungaru male means Pre monsoon showers. . .More on its music. . .

Made-in-China toys

I wonder where the recalled toys go. Shouldn’t be surprised, if they find their way to the Third World, notably ours. . . .Factory seconds and third-country rejects appear to have a huge market in middle-class India. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Sundar Narayanan

A California-based desi engineer blogs on his travels, family do's, food, and life's little quirks. . .Must view his 'Possesive Baby' video clip . . .

At Palm Meadows, Bangalore

It is a gated community of about 600 single family homes, with 10 or more security guards manning the gates at any given time. . . .has a club house (with three swimming pools including an indoor pool and a kiddie pool, two restaurants, a full-size gym, sauna, spa, salon, library, and indoor and outdoor children's play areas), three grocery stores (a convenience store and 24-Letter Mantra and Namdhari's, two organic food stores), two gift shops and a tea/coffee/juice shop. The community has 24-hour water and electricity supply. . .More . . .

Doctor's Take on Tonsils

Removing the tonsils (tonsillectomy) may be an option if you have frequent and severe bouts of tonsillitis. That is, five or more infections over a year or when each infection is severe enough to affect normal life (such as needing time off work or school). . .More . . .

Blog of the Day: Sayesha's world

Can't go wrong, if you take her tips on bringing up your parents . . .More. . .