NANDI HILLS: One of the summer retreats of Tipu Sultan, Nandi Hills, 60 km north of Bangalore, is perfect for weekend trips. 1478 m high, surrounded by forests and smaller hills, it is the source of many rivers and home to several species of wild animals. ...
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”― Abraham Lincoln This February when I went on a hike up a local hill (Nandi Hills), on my way back I spotted this bougainvillea shrub and small trees around. These were blooming and had turned the road pink. ...
Siva blessed him and endowed him with divine bent of mind and enormous powers. Nandi, Siva's vehicle and his humble servant, taught Hanuman all the Vedas and the scriptural knowledge, besides imparting to him the qualities of humility and egolessness. We understand that because of these qualiti...
Although this is my debut song I’ve trained as a Karnatic singer since my childhood. Most people are not aware that my mother and uncle (mother’s elder brother) own a music institute in Bangalore. More than 2-300 people used to sit in our home in batches and sing every day. I wou...
It has been just a couple of weeks since we returned from a trip to India. First, there was a grand celebration of a wedding in Bangalore then a joyful 70th birthday party in Kochi. After that, we went on a pilgrimage, but I hesitate to call it that for surely a pilgrimage needs to...