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  • Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad

    Often skipped by tourist in favour of its more popular cousin the Faluknama palace, the Chowmahalla palace which was built as a replica of the Shah’s palace in Tehran, Iran, was rumored to have surpassed the original in it’s grandeur. Continue reading

    Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad
  • The socialist idea – Europe 1870 – 3 perspectives

    The socialist wanted to do away with private ownership of property and introduce the idea of collective community ownership. I have tried to create three brief speeches to show what I feel the people of Europe might have been thinking.… Continue reading

    The socialist idea – Europe 1870 – 3 perspectives
  • Threesome Awesome in Goa – Aug 2017

    I am Mota, a name coined in school; am Zen, a title earned by virtue of my ‘know it all attitude’ and am going to take you through a journal of three stupendous days of my life spent with two… Continue reading

    Threesome Awesome in Goa – Aug 2017
  • Puppets of destiny

    Indian men and women have traditionally been puppets of destiny governed by tradition and culture. The moment a child is born to an Indian family the process of turning him or her into an ideal Indian man or woman begins;… Continue reading

    Puppets of destiny
  • Pahalgam – The unforgettable pony ride in paradise

    Little did we know about the adventures that awaited us! Roddur had been very eager since he rode a horse in Darjeeling and a camel in Jaisalmer. I was very sceptical since in Darjeeling, I mounted one and got down… Continue reading

    Pahalgam – The unforgettable pony ride in paradise
  • Out of containment

    I have been familiar with the term cantonment since childhood well into my forties. But ‘containment’ had never been so up close and personal. We contain harmful chemicals, angry bulls, rising water levels so on and so forth but humans… Continue reading

    Out of containment