I am in Manchaster today, catching up with some school friends. It has been so long without blogging that it feels a little strange writing this. Will have to catch up with all this once I come back later next week. And to think of it I almost missed this trip due to my passport….
Lazy Sunday Photo- Where did the Time Go?
Clock at Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK I had anything but a lazy Sunday. Too caught up with some deadlines that got messed up because of running around for the passport. I don’t think I will be able to put a few auto posts this time but I will try.
It is Getting so Hectic
Some Pretty Corner in Oxford, UK I have so much work to finish before I can think that I am traveling. The thing that I dread most is the final piece of grading that is yet to done. So tomorrow I have a date with lot of copies. God!
Finally!
Bunch of Flowers that Alka, Amrit and Vasu gave to Me Finally, I have a passport that is valid for next 10 years and got the UK visa too, today. They said it would take a minimum of 4 working days (I have been to UK before so the processing time is less, otherwise they…
My Lucknow Article at Gonomad
La Martiniere College, Lucknow My Lucknow article is now up at Gonomad- If my writing sounds rushed to you, so was my tour. The guide would literally run from one structure to another and so would some of us. We tried to form a breakaway group walking at a more leisurely pace but then we…
First Mangoes of the Season
Mangoes are something that I get every season and I completely take it for granted! These are know as Dashari Mangoes, my absolute favorites.
Regional Passport Officer of Chennai Arrested Today
I wonder what to make out of the news of the arrest of the Regional Passport Officer of Chennai Ms. Sumathi Ravichandran. Many newspapers are reporting it today. The Express Buzz reports that the action was taken on the complaints of Mr. Lakshmanan who works with an NGO. Lakshmanan managed to get the passport despite being…
Renewing Indian Passport at a Different Address
How difficult could be renewing Indian passport at a different address? Well, if you go by my experience if was a hell of an experience, one that I will never like to repeat. My first passport was done when I was in college at IIT Kanpur and I had to renew it at Gurgaon where…
Looking at Pictures from the Past!
Oxford, UK, On a Cold and Grey Day in 2007
Main Hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow
Main Hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow The most peculiar thing about the main hall of the Bara Imambara is that in spite of such a huge length there are no central pillars supporting the structure!