By Marian McCaffrey (Laughing Buddha, Paocheuh Temple, Taichung, Taiwan) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons We have all seen this (adorable) statue of Laughing Buddha (at least in the miniature form),...
Hello, I hope you have noticed the new theme on my blog – It’s the Twenty Thirteen theme by WordPress. I saw this theme in action elsewhere and I was...
This Englishman-Australian joke was doing the rounds when I was young. Not sure how many are aware of this – In the 19th Century, an Englishman was traveling in Australia...
A few years back when I met the founder of IndiBlogger, Renie Ravin, at Chennai (in an IndiBlogger meet), he gave me his visiting card. His designation in that card was...
What happened, some days back I was going to one renewable energy conference in the afternoon and I wanted to do something interesting in the morning. I saw somewhere that...
All these years of blogging have not gone totally waste. By following and commenting on blogs written by women (also), I have gained new skills. Sample this – For a...
Sivan Park is a nice little park in KK Nagar, Chennai that has a surprisingly strong green cover. Google Maps (Location). Nizhal is an organization that works for increasing awareness...
This is a work of fiction. I never thought my first assignment as a journalist would be the most impactful one, in my entire career. I just passed out from...
If you thought starting & running an orphanage is the biggest challenge, think again! The Banyan is an NGO based in Chennai that focuses on rescuing, curing and rehabilitating mentally-ill...
Song of India: Tales of Travel and Transformation is a book written by Mariellen Ward, based temporarily out of Toronto, Canada. Temporarily, because she keeps visiting India, every now and...