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Skywatch Friday – An evening in Parangipettai

Parangipettai is just another fishing hamlet on the Coromandel Coast. But centuries ago, it had another name and an identity ...
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Skywatch – Sunset in Maidenahalli

Some destinations keep you waiting  – like Maidenhalli for instance or Jayamangali Blackbuck Conservation Reserve as it is known as. ...
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Valparai and the Great Indian hornbill

One of my favourite birds is the hornbill – ask any birder and most of them would die to see ...
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Heritage week special – Vandalised murals of Suseendram

Deep down South near Kanyakumari  is a temple dedicated to the Trinity – Brahma , Vishnu and Siva called Suseendram. ...
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Sannathi – A Stupa and Samrat Ashoka

Last December I visited Sannathi where a stupa from the Ashokan era (3rd century BC) is getting restored. The prized ...
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The story of a crested serpent eagle and the indian ...

Was rummaging through my hard disk this morning and I found myself looking at a trip I had made with ...