Sikkim 3/Feb/2010

My wife, Dr. Jahnavi, and I decided it was time for a holiday. It had been a long time since we took a break, just the two of us—without our son. Surprisingly, our fourteen-year-old son was more than happy to let us go without him, which came as a pleasant surprise!...

Telangana almost certain?

K.Chandra Sekhar Rao’s interview with Bharka on NDTV was shown again and again.  KCR’s speech makes sense if you think on Telangana peoples side. But does he have peoples mandate? His electoral failures may not reflect Telangana people’s desire if...

Telangana!

When I was young, there was ‘Jai Andhra’ movement around, which was for a separation of Telengana away from Andhra Pradeash. Now the calls I hear are for ‘United Andhra’. The key is “Hyderabad”, like a Kohinoor diamond among Indian...

Alampur Jogulamba Temple

Just before the floods in Kurnool area, I was at Alampur Jogulamba Temple. The temple is in Mahabub nagar district. But easily accessible from Kurnool Town. It is built with red sand stone. Jogulamba is the presiding deity. She is one of the 18 Shakti peethas of...