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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 [...]

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 [...]

Photography and me

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: October 6, 2008

I had been interested in photography ever since my school days, though I could never afford myself a camera. Thanks to my dad, I got to handle some simple old cameras, which helped me learn the basics of photography and framing. Though I was too clumsy when in school, soon I learned to make nice [...]

A fresh new look

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: November 19, 2006

It was a thing I long wanted to do, and finally this Saturday was the day! I got my hair straightened. Anushka L’Oreal Unisex Salon in T.Nagar offers the best hair care services in the city, and since it was a matter of dear hair, I simply wanted the best. Their ‘Extenso’ treatment, a form [...]


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