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Go Goa – anytime, everytime, manytimes!!!
Read more: Go Goa – anytime, everytime, manytimes!!!By Moutushi Ghoshdeysarkar People find paradise in Goa. Some like the beach. Some like the drinks. Some like both. And then there are slightly eccentric people like my husband who love to chase ghosts – well he loves to walk around ruins of forts and desolate temples, churches and mosques and calls it the study of heritage. This was my…
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Champaner – Gujarat
Read more: Champaner – GujaratBy Moutushi Ghoshdeysarkar Offbeat!!! That’s the first thing that comes to our mind as soon as we think travel. Champaner was one such UNESCO site tucked in an obscure location about an hour from Vadodara. We had planned a two day trip as little did we know about its vast offerings. One fine January morning in 2011 we de-boarded the…
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The different guy – HR issues
Read more: The different guy – HR issuesIt was my first day in a spacious office with a not so huge staff. One of my present colleague also happened to be my ex colleague, quite senior though. He took me around and after a quick round of introduction I settled with a kappa of coffee at what was supposed to be my work space. First day, so…
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Choosing a lens to shoot a subject
Read more: Choosing a lens to shoot a subjectA photographer has to deal with three main characters so as to create a composition. The first character is the object of interest namely – “Subject”. The second character is the ‘lens’ in use and the third character is the material to record the composition that is the film or the ‘sensor’.
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Fortified Living within 99 bastions – Jaisalmer Fort
Read more: Fortified Living within 99 bastions – Jaisalmer FortMaharawal Jaisal Singh was banished from Ludavra (Lodhruva) by his younger brother who ascended the throne. He chose to built this unique fort resembling the giant ark of Noah in 1156 AD on a hillock called Trikuta Hill. Thus Jaisalmer became the new abode of the Rawal, named after him. It was a mud fort then.
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Ready to sleep alone
Read more: Ready to sleep alone“Can I sleep here?” he said with that beautiful smile, tilting the neck to a side. “You want to sleep here? Alone?” I inquired. “Yes, you always wanted me to sleep alone in my room, isn’t it?” he said confidently.