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The day we were chased by an elephant…

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: July 28, 2009

Not everyday does one get a chance of getting chased by a wild elephant. So, when this hair-raising experience happened to us in the Nagarhole forests of Karnataka, we had our hearts in our mouths, and my eyes were glued to the rearview mirror fearing the mighty beast might bang our vehicle from the back! [...]

Mesmerising Malnad – A trip to Chikmagalur

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: July 12, 2009

I had always wanted to make a trip to some exotic place in Karnataka during the monsoons, and I zeroed in on the beautiful hill-town of Chikmagalur. The trip started early on July 3 (coincidentally my birtday ) I and my friend Joseph (from Chennai) started from my house in Horamavu in Bangalore around 2.30 [...]

Art of Living and YES+ : My Perspective

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: May 25, 2009

I attended a YES+ course from the Art of Living foundation a few days back. It was a different experience for me, and I have queued up my observations about the course and AOL in this post. First, a little bit of history… A few years back, there was a big ‘Art of Living’ (let [...]

பறவைகள் பலவிதம்

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: May 8, 2009

பெங்களூரிலிருந்து 120 கி.மீ தொலைவில் இருக்கும் அழகான நகரம் மைசூரு. மைசூருக்கு 10 கி.மீ முன்பு வலது புறமாகச் செல்லும் சிறிய சாலையில் இறங்கி, ஒரு 5 கி.மீ அளவுக்குச் சென்றால் கிடைக்கிற இயற்கையின் அற்புதமான படைப்பு தான் ரங்கனதிட்டு பறவைகள் சரணாலயம். ஆண்டுதோறும் செப்டம்பர் மாதம் தொடங்கி ஏப்ரல் மாதம் முடிய உலகின் பல நாடுகளிலிருந்தும் வரும் விதவிதமான வண்ணமிகு பறவைகளைக் காண சரியான இடம் தான் ரங்கனதிட்டு. நானும் எனது நண்பர்கள் கார்த்திகேயன், சுப்ரமணியன் [...]

A dream called Goa – Part 2

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: April 18, 2009

If you thought Goa is all about beaches, you are wrong! Goa has something for all types of people. If you are the kind who wants to just laze around doing nothing, Goa is the place for you. If you want to party hard and rock the night, Goa is the place for you. If [...]


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