Deepa's Jottings
Our State was born today….
Today is Rajyothsava Day (click on the link for the Wiki information)…. Have a happy weekend, everyone! ⊕
Month: October 2008
Deepa's Jottings
Termite Swarms in Bangalore
Yesterday evening, we watched this sudden termite swarm in Indira Nagar… We saw the termites flying in their hundreds, around the street lamps: I tried »
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Kannada and English…
Here’s a message I found on an auto recently: It seems to imply that the person patronizing this service is…a female horse….! But it’s actually »
Editors' Blog
Pain of plagiarism
Earlier this year, we found an article on ST bed layout copied almost completely, (with some names changed) in an edition of City Plus, Dainik »
Adventures of an eco-nut
Happy Deepavali and be nice to dogs
Getting a dog many years back was the last straw that made our family stop buying crackers once and for all. The dog was a »
Dashing through the streets
Russell Peters in Bangalore
Russell Peters was in Bangalore on Saturday (18th October) and performed at the Chowdiah Hall. For those who don’t know, he is a Canadian »
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Theatre festival at Ranga Shankara
Today, the 17th of October, Ranga Shankara organized a press conference to talk about the upcoming Theatre Festival, which will run from 31st October to »
Dashing through the streets
A Day at KSCA
It’s a whole different experience to watch India’s most popular game at the stadium. The crowd, the buzz, watching players warm up, huge shouts as »
Campus Diem
Day Tripping (Part Un)
Yes, we’ve been away. No No, quite literally. When we heard that NIT Trichy’s annual cultural fest Festember was starting on the 18th of September, »
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Organic Rice…delivered to your doorstep!
As I walked to the market one evening, my attention was drawn by this van: It seemed to be a novel initiative to sell organic »