Archives
2026
- The Sound of a Wheeled Suitcase on Cobbles – 18 Jul, travel
- ArchiMate: Friend or Foe? – 27 Jun, technology
- Swoop! – 27 Jun, nature
- Ronda and Setenil – a Christmas Day escape – 19 Jun, travel
- Great start but lame ending – 27 Apr, reviews
- Inconsistent world-building, all characters speak with American idioms – 27 Apr, reviews
- Michael - a brilliant sketch of the boy-man – 25 Apr, reviews
- Michelangelo – 12 Apr, art
- Sinhagad, the anchor trek (Pune Region) – 11 Apr, travel
- Trek the Sahyadris – 11 Apr, travel
- Epilogue (Mar 2026) – 28 Mar, travel
- Wuthering Heights (2026) – 13 Feb, reviews
2025
- Málaga – the trip exhales by the sea – 30 Dec, travel
- When a Food Culture Doesn’t Want You – 28 Dec, travel
- Granada – a city I'd already visited in my head – 26 Dec, travel
- Seville – exuberance, and a quiet refusal – 22 Dec, travel
- Córdoba – where the idea becomes a building – 20 Dec, travel
- Impressions of Moorish Andalusia – 18 Dec, travel
- Valencia - a soft beginning – 18 Dec, travel
- Day 4: Dodi Tal - Dharwa Pass (~4000 m) – 15 Nov, travel
- Day 5: Dodi Tal - Agoda (2200 m) – 15 Nov, travel
- Day 3: Manjhi – Dodi Tal (3050 m) – 15 Nov, travel
- Day 6: Agoda - Dehradun - Delhi - Amsterdam – 7 Nov, travel
- Day 2: Agoda (2200 m) - Manjhi (2900 m) – 3 Nov, travel
- Day 1: Dehradun - Agoda (2200 m) – 2 Nov, travel
- Tonglu - May 2025 – 16 May, travel
- Sidrapong Hydro-electric Project – 14 May, travel
- Enkhuizen - Apr 2025 – 16 Apr, travel
2023
- Salvador Dali – 19 Dec, art
- Chiura Obata – 19 Dec, art
- Vincent Van Gogh – 19 Dec, art
- Van Gogh Museum Visit – 18 Dec, art
- Fall 2023 – 27 Nov, nature
- References & Useful Links – 20 Jan, travel
- Day 6 - An unplanned day of fun! – 6 Jan, travel
- Day 5 - Public transport, Red Museum, Babin Kuk – 5 Jan, travel
- Day 4 - Excursion to Kravica Falls and Mostar – 4 Jan, travel
- Day 3 - Fort Lovrijenac (St. Lawrence) – 3 Jan, travel
- Day 2 - The historic wall of Dubrovnik – 2 Jan, travel
- Day 1 - Dubrovnik Old Town, Winter Festival – 1 Jan, travel
- Dubrovnik - a winter break – 1 Jan, travel
2018
- The Magic Beckons Again – 29 Dec, prose
- Leaving Pilani – 25 Nov, prose
- Pilani Campus: Sky, Insti, Music Nite – 24 Nov, prose
- Westin Sohna: Arrival – 22 Nov, prose
- Westin Sohna: Evening Festivities – 22 Nov, prose
- 2018 Nov: Winter – 11 Nov, nature
- Light Festival, Amsterdam – 11 Nov, experiences
- '89 Batch Reunion: Prelude – 26 Jan, prose
- Brilliantly written, great story of winning against all odds – 7 Jan, reviews
2010
- Sswish, sswash – 19 Oct, experiences
- A hitchhiking guide to the nomadic spirit – 15 Oct, reviews
- Brilliant dialog, profound yet light, excellent murder mystery plot – 15 Aug, reviews
- Completing the Suit – 8 Aug, experiences
- The Pink and Purple Parade – 7 Aug, experiences
- The Oranje Crowd – 17 Jul, experiences
- The oranje graffiti cupboard – 6 Jul, experiences
- Decent book, but too much irrelevant details – 4 Jul, reviews
- Beyond the ken of mortal men, beneath the wind and waves... – 18 Apr, reviews
- Heavy-duty on mountaineering as well as emotions – 8 Apr, reviews
- Quaint yet steamy medieval romance novel – 22 Mar, reviews
- The petrified millipede – 3 Mar, art
- Gracias a la Viva! – 8 Feb, experiences
- Light hearted fun and romance – 5 Feb, reviews
2009
- Sudhagad (Lonavla Region) – 26 Dec, travel
- Vichitragad (Pune Region) – 5 Dec, travel
- Poetic, takes you to a different world! – 25 Nov, reviews
- Window into early nineteenth century England – 17 Nov, reviews
- Disappointing email-format chick-lit – 6 Oct, reviews
- Mind Game or Footwork? – 30 Sept, experiences
- Goa in the rains - Sep 2009 – 29 Sept, travel
- Murphy's Day – 23 Sept, experiences
- Very well written modern chick-lit – 9 Sept, reviews
- Disappointing, no attention to detail – 8 Sept, reviews
- A "different" kind of detective novel, alright! – 23 Aug, reviews
- Gripping narration: you feel the terror and the pain and the heroism as if you were there – 21 Aug, reviews
- Imaginative, eloquent – a flowing, easy read for kids and adults alike – 18 Aug, reviews
- Good, positive publicity for the subject, but too narrow and repetitive – 9 Aug, reviews
- A very personal quest – eloquent, non-judgmental, moving – 7 Aug, reviews
- Copper Sulphate Blue – 4 Aug, experiences
- Dreams of Rock – 4 Aug, experiences
- Korigad (Lonavla Region) – 1 Aug, travel
- Poignant, wistful, evocative – 17 Jul, reviews
- Pretentious – 16 Jul, reviews
- "Spiritual" outpourings of a self-proclaimed agnostic – could have been shorter – 16 Jul, reviews
- Excellent cough syrup... er.. tonic for when you're down in the dumps! – 14 Jul, reviews
- Praise for "The Reader" – 28 Jun, uncategorized
- Kumaon Trip, May 2009 – 15 Jun, travel
- No Place To Hide – 14 Jun, art
- Visapur (Lonavla Region) – 13 Jun, travel
- The Orange Skier – 12 Jun, art
- Bittersweet – 8 Jun, experiences
- The mark of indelible ink – 26 Apr, experiences
- In a maze of colours – 15 Apr, uncategorized
2008
- The glassy greens and angry whites – 26 Aug, experiences
- Silly, disjointed text, average illustrations – 27 Jul, reviews
- Chanderi (Karjat Region) – 5 Jul, travel
- Excellent illustrations, great book! – 21 May, reviews
- Most enchanting novel set in "Olde English" times – 20 May, reviews
- Do I know you? – 20 May, experiences
- Excruciatingly drawn out – too much for light chick-lit – 28 Apr, reviews
- Thekambattu - Day 5 (1st Jan 2008) – 1 Jan, travel
2007
- Thekambattu Day 4 (31st Dec 2007) – 31 Dec, travel
- Thekambattu Day 3 (30th Dec 2007) – 30 Dec, travel
- Thekambattu Day 2 (29th Dec 2007) – 29 Dec, travel
- Thekambattu Day 1 (28th Dec 2007) – 28 Dec, travel
- Thekambattu - Dec 2007 – 28 Dec, travel
- 1000 Watts – 2 Dec, prose
- Coppersmith – 28 Nov, prose
- Day 13 & 14: Kathmandu – Delhi – 17 May, travel
- Day 12: Pokhara – Trisuli – Kathmandu – 16 May, travel
- Day 11: Pokhara – 15 May, travel
- Day 10: Thikedhunga – Naya Pul – Pokhara – 14 May, travel
- Day 9: Ghorepani – Thikedhunga – 13 May, travel
- Day 8: Tatopani – Ghorepani – 12 May, travel
- Day 7: Ghasa – Tatopani – 11 May, travel
- Day 6: Marpha – Ghasa – 10 May, travel
- Day 5: Muktinath – Marpha – 9 May, travel
- Day 4: Kagbeni – Muktinath – 8 May, travel
- Day 3: Pokhara – Jomsom – Kagbeni – 7 May, travel
- Day 2: Kathmandu - Pokhara – 6 May, travel
- Day 1: Kathmandu – 5 May, travel
- Nepal - May 2007 – 5 May, travel
1997
- Milan Centrale (26th July 1997) – 26 Jul, travel
- Florence (25 Jul 1997) – 25 Jul, travel
- Vesuvius (24th July 1997) – 24 Jul, travel
- Naples and Herculaneum (23rd July 1997) – 23 Jul, travel
- Rome – The Vatican (22nd Jul 1997) – 22 Jul, travel
- Rome (21 Jul 1997) – 21 Jul, travel
- Interlude: Train, river, tourism – 20 Jul, travel
- Venice (19th - 20th July 1997) – 20 Jul, travel
- Italy by train (19th - 26th July 1997) – 19 Jul, travel
- Ridgeway – 5 May, travel
- Paris Day 4 - 1st Jan 1996 – 1 Jan, travel
