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I wanted to get away from normal life for a few days and had chosen Goa as my hideout after having read various traveller accounts on..

I was meeting Shankar (Shankar Kotian M) after a long gap of 16 years. Shankar is no longer a techie; He had ended his decade-and-a-half y..

As I set out for the 450 km drive in my Scorp from my adopted city of Mangalore to my birth city of Cochin, excitement and joy filled my h..

So there’s this uncle of mine – all of 75 years, single and retired – who spends most of his waking time visiting places. Every morning, h..

This is Someshwar beach, Mangalore – my ‘happify me’ place in Mangalore. The giant rock on the beach offers a great vantage point to view ..

I was on a one day visit to Bangalore the other day, and since my meeting wasn’t until later that evening, I had some time to kill. I deci..

Ezhikkara is where my Tharavad (ancestral home) is. As kids, this is where we got together and spent most of our school vacations. A small..

Located near Guruvayoor temple in Kerala, is a unique elephant sanctuary Punnathurkotta. If you are an elephant lover, this is a place you..

Today is Vishu – the Malayalam new year. Have a blessed year.

I am currently part of a project that involves visiting lots of schools. It gives me a chance to be among children – a joyful experience i..

“You have to do upasana daily” – he replied to me in soft voice.

Standing on the shores of river Souparnika, I had struck up a conversa..

This was one place that, for me, has been so close yet so far. A place I always wanted to visit, but never got around to doing it. Finally..

”Don’t be afraid your life will end;
Be afraid that it will never begin.”
– Grace Hansen

Here’s to another new beginning – Happy New Year!

Talking about happy, here’s an edX course you could check out (thanks to my buddy ‘LJ’ for sending me the link): https://www.edx.org/course/science-happiness-uc-berkeleyx-gg101x#.VKtiJsnP-RC

Mangalore, or Mangaluru as it is now called, is one tiny city in Karnataka that is really undersold when it comes to tourism. I live in th..