Saturday, December 17, 2011
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Please do take a look at my new website: http://fiftyplustravels.com/: (My earlier blog www.fiftyplustravels.blogspot.com is getting subsumed in my new website
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Oh NO, not another fast by Mr. Anna Hazare!
If the Parliament decides to pass a Lokpal Bill which takes into acount all the wishes of Mr. Anna Hazare, then how will Mr. Hazare and his closest aides keep them selves busy in future?
Monday, November 28, 2011
Water bottle bulb...
I tried again with a reflecter...no luck...perhaps the sun rays are not direct enough.
Let me end this experiment by taking refuge in Tennyson's words (with a little modification and lots of apologies):
'Tis better to have tried and lost
Than never to have tried at all.
Let me end this experiment by taking refuge in Tennyson's words (with a little modification and lots of apologies):
'Tis better to have tried and lost
Than never to have tried at all.
Bali Yatra
More on India and Indonesia. Those thinking of visiting Indonesia may like to know that the island of bali had old trading links with India- especially with Orissa.
In olden times, merchants from Orissa used to trade with South-East Asian countries- including what is now Indonesia. And whatever items they brought from those places after trading Oriya goods used to be put up for sale in the then capital city of Orissa-Cuttack. People from all over the state and beyond used to come to Cuttack to buy these items. The festival of Bali Yatra which is now celeberated is in continuation of this old history and tradition. It is held every year in the month of November on the banks of the river Mahanadi. On this day paper boats are floated in the river as a token of the maritime voyages of the past.
In olden times, merchants from Orissa used to trade with South-East Asian countries- including what is now Indonesia. And whatever items they brought from those places after trading Oriya goods used to be put up for sale in the then capital city of Orissa-Cuttack. People from all over the state and beyond used to come to Cuttack to buy these items. The festival of Bali Yatra which is now celeberated is in continuation of this old history and tradition. It is held every year in the month of November on the banks of the river Mahanadi. On this day paper boats are floated in the river as a token of the maritime voyages of the past.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Light by the bottleful ... in continuation of my blog dated 25th November
Must share what I have been doing. I went shopping and got a small packet of bleaching powder. Finding empty plastic water bottles in the house was no problem. I put three table spoonfuls of this powder in one bottle and four tablespoons in the second. Filled up both bottles with clean water. Tightly screwed the caps and hung those at different spots- each spot getting direct sunlight.
Alas nothing happened - no light, no refraction.
I must have made some mistake- either the quantity of bleaching powder used was more/less than required or my choice of spots was wrong....I dont know
Anyway I plan to retry again today.
PS. Friends (?) have already started making fun of me saying that I have been taken in by some prankster...
Alas nothing happened - no light, no refraction.
I must have made some mistake- either the quantity of bleaching powder used was more/less than required or my choice of spots was wrong....I dont know
Anyway I plan to retry again today.
PS. Friends (?) have already started making fun of me saying that I have been taken in by some prankster...
Friday, November 25, 2011
Indonesia & Hinduism
Every year a Hindu festival called 'nyepi' or day of silence is celeberated in Indonesia. It is one of the national holidays in that country.
I have not heard of such a day of silence being observed in India. Have you?
I have not heard of such a day of silence being observed in India. Have you?
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