Hampi, North Karnataka. Lotus Mahal. Brief Southern Chronicle. Vijayanagara Empire came into prominance by 13th Century. Albeit there are several contemporary tales of who and where it originated, I happened to fathom one theory which crosses all religions. By 13th Century, the southern India was already ruled/civilized by 3 religions which…
Lotus Mahal, Hampi
On the recent trip to Hampi. This Lotus Mahal is just one of the many architectural wonders in Hampi. This has been based on three religions present during 1500 BC. The structure is composed of Hindu, Jain and Muslim style. More Hampi tales to follow . . .
An evening with Miss Eiffel . . .
Summer of 2007, month of June, I and my good friend Shiv made a memorable journey to Paris. It was a crazy bus journey to Paris from London for almost 12-14 hours. We initially enjoyed it as the bus entered the train and train went under water! crossing the English Channel. The next morning we…
Oldenburg
kodachadri: Day 2
We had our plans to get up at 0530 to see the sunrise, we were woken up by 330 itself by the gung-ho NCC students who started getting ready 2 hours before.. đ somehow we tried to rest until its 0530. At 0545 when we started our another trek, it was pitch dark and had…
kodachadri : Day 1
I called up Ajay, who had reached Manipal a day before in his bike along with his cousin Vatsa. We reached Manipal and we head to Kollur after having heavy Idlis at Vatsa’s place. It was 10 am when the bus took off to Kollur, it took 3 hours to reach Kollur. GETTING THERE :…
kodachadri : Day 0
‘ Kaise mujhe tum mil gayee, kismat pe aaye na yakeen….’ Aamir Khan sitting on a hill top, gazing at the beautiful locales in front him, sent a gentle reminder to me saying ‘buddy, you have planned for Kodachadri which is more picturesque than this one.. !’ I was quite engrossed in the movie that…
doni saagali munde hogali, doora teerava seralee..
DoNi saagali munde hogali, door teerava seralee Beesu gaaLige beeLu teLuva, tereya melgade haralee Honna gindiya hididu kaiyolu hemavaariya chimukisi Megha maalege bannaveeyutha yakshlokava viraachisi Nodi moodanada diganthadi mooduvimmina mysirie Ranjisuthide cheluveyaakege suprabhathhava bayasiri Kereya anchina mele minchina hanigaLandadi himamaNee, Minchu tirpuvu moodutaitare baala komala dinamani Hasiru joLada holada gaaLiyu teedi taNNage barutire Hudugi haaduva…
a dream beautiful . . .
Rushing through all over thumping came the adrenaline drift when my super sensory ears fathomed that itâs her. Couldnât I wait, nor could I hold my breath. She spelled a mojo which made me feel the happiest ever. Dusky evening breeze ruffled my unkempt hair blossoming aeonian love for my new life. All my virtues…
a psalm of life . . .
Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not…