Posted in Miscellaneous, Travel at 9:58 am by root
In 1977 ,I stepped into Mumbai City for first time .My father took me from a Village in South Konkan in an Overnight journey to Mumbai to Pursue further High school studies .I did not know even Marathi language well then , let alone the English and others and transformation from a village life to central Metropolis of India was an overwhelming experience!! Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 6:03 am by The Editor
We’ve had ‘The Writing Wall’ for over a year now and we’ve had quite a few people writing in and even a lot more folks reading.
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Posted in Humour, Miscellaneous at 3:14 pm by The Intellectual Terrorist
Collective Boredom is an old disease hitting the new world.
This disease has hit everyone; age, sex, marital status, educational background immaterial. And has also traversed geographical boundaries. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Miscellaneous, PuneCity Info at 9:19 pm by The Editor
Didn’t you see my right foot?! In the middle of an argument over a minor accident the rickshaw driver claimed he had poked his right foot out to indicate that he was turning right. Pune has around 60-70 thousand three wheeler rickshaws. They are no doubt a very convenient form of taxi service. To many harried customers, rickshaw drivers are rude and indisciplined, but I don’t really find their behavior on the road to be any different than that of private vehicle owners. This is a country where everyone owns a piece of the road, so rules be damned. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Miscellaneous, PuneCity Info at 9:11 pm by The Editor
New Delhi, Asian Games 1982. I have memories of broad, clean avenues and clean air. When I returned after a long gap in 1999, New Delhi was urban hell. My friend pointed out a particularly busy intersection and said, “that’s the most polluted intersection in Asia”. I went back in 2004, and something strange had happened. Something we Indians are not used to. Pollution had reduced dramatically. Air quality was better. The reason experts tell us, was the conversion of almost the entire public transport fleet (15-20 thousand vehicles by various estimates) of rickshaws, taxis and buses from diesel to CNG (Edit: Compressed Natural Gas). Read more »
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Posted in Miscellaneous at 10:35 am by The Editor
I cross Law college road everyday on my way to soccer practice. The traffic is an endless stream, and sometime back I told the other coaches that I will be coaching from the other side of the road. At the Prabhat road signal and at Nul stop the back-up is so bad, you could easily miss 3 or even 4 signals before crossing the intersection. Urban legends about these backups are growing. Just last week a woman gave birth in her car waiting for the signal. Most vehicles keep their engines idling during their wait. That gave me the idea for this blog. How much pollutants does your vehicle emit when you wait for a few minutes at a traffic signal? How much does the entire city of Pune emit? Read more »
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Posted in Miscellaneous at 11:31 pm by The Editor
The world’s largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles.
A new born blue whale measures 20-26 feet (6.0 – 7.9 meters) long and weighs up to 6,614 pounds (3003 kg). Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 12:18 pm by The Editor
Dear Karunanidhi-ji,
I am not a Hindu hardliner, but I am a believer in the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Just like the Christians believe in the concept of “The father, Son and the Holy ghost”, my faith in the trinity of Indian Gods is unshakeable.
I believe that lord Ram was born in Ayodhya, just as followers of other faith believe that their Gods were born in other Holy lands. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 11:40 am by The Editor
Just got back from seeing Chak De India. And came back with many memories…
My family has always been into sports. I’ve grown up seeing four of my mamas (mother’s brothers) play Table Tennis, of which two played for India. I remember going to the Gymkhana just to see my fave ‘mama’ in action. He was the youngest Junior National Champion during his time…only 13-14 then. And went on to be the National Champion in the Men’s league many years later. He then represented the country in at least 5 World Championships and other international events. He used to play in a very particular style…he would lose the first round and then aggressively zoom and clinch the next two rounds so easily that the opponent never had time to realize what came into this cool, calm player. I used to watch him observe his opponent’s every move with total concentration in that first round. Absolutely cool, nothing would faze him; nothing would break his concentration from his opponent. Read more »
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Posted in Miscellaneous at 9:27 am by The Editor
Whenever I read or hear the name MONICA, this evergreen song resonates in my mind. It goes like this: Read more »
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