We wanted to visit Daryaganj Book Market last Sunday. Once there, we were told that the book market didn’t happen because ex-President of Pakistan visited the place in the morning (this is pure hearsay I have no idea if it is true or not). Whatever may be the reason, the book sellers were not there…
Author: Mridula Dwivedi
Mind the Gap, Not London Underground but on Delhi Metro this Time
Mind the Gap, Delhi Metro I first became aware of the phrase ‘mind the gap’ when I used the London Underground in 2007. Soon after, I realized that Delhi Metro also has its own version of mind the gap. But it was finally yesterday that I managed to record the Delhi Metro ‘mind the gap.’…
Lazy Sunday Photo- Agra Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Agra Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Entrance to Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
Entrance to the Royal Armories Leeds, UK
Pleasantly Surprised with Passport Office New Delhi
Crowd Outside the Bhikaji Cama Place Passport Office New Delhi I quite liked my experience of applying for the renewal of my passport at New Delhi. Dealing with government officials in India is no pleasure. I was wondering how should I go about getting my passport renewed. Some of my colleagues encouraged me to apply…
Naina Kapur’s Blog
I blogged about meeting Naina Kapur, the lead counsel in the Vishaka Judgment against sexual harassment in the supreme court. I discovered her blog. She was kind enough to drop in a line to tell me that contrary to what I wrote in my previous post she has a blog! And I am so glad…
10 minutes with Taxi Drivers at Austin- Guest Post by Kalyan Banerjee
I really enjoyed reading Kalyan’s experiences with Taxi Drivers in Austin. It is so wonderful to have him as a guest blogger at Travel Tales from India. Enjoy the post.Kalyan Banerjee has a day job and travels during weekends. You can follow him on Twitter as well. Talking to strangers is always (well, at least…
Jaipur in an Autorickshaw- On CLAY Now
Amber Fort Jaipur I wrote the Jaipur Story (November 2008 with Brat 2, my younger nephew) for CLAY too (the first one was for Gonomad) and it is now up on their site- Our plan was to hire an autorickshaw (because of this recommendation by Arun) with Gopi as our guide. I called Arun and…
This is Not Cricket!
Gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka Cricket Team bus in Pakistan says BBC. At least five members of the Sri Lankan cricket team have been injured in a shooting incident in the Pakistani city of Lahore, a Sri Lankan minister says.The incident happened when unidentified gunmen fired on a convoy carrying Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricketers….
Flowers on a Lemon Tree
Flowers on a Lemon Tree