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• POEM: Monkeys Make Me Smile

  

  Monkeys always make me smile Some have hair in human styles Oh the vanity their locks betray Can you spot the one with a toupee? Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Buddha Under the Bodhi Tree

  

  Taken September 24, 2013 at the Maha- Bodhi Society Temple in Bangalore There are a whole series of these brightly colored bas-reliefs in recesses in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bangalore Central Jail

  

  Taken September 24, 2013 While parks like Cubbon and Lal Bagh Gardens are more famous, Freedom Park may be the most pristine city block in all of Bangalore.... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Picture Your Unhappiness in Its Underwear

  

  I was writing some six-words on Smith Magazine the other day. I do this now and again as an exercise to get the creative juices flowing. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• DAILY PHOTO: Tipu’s Lodge in the Mist

  

  Taken on September 21, 2013 in Nandi Hills. Tipu’s Lodge, also referred to as Tipu’s Summer Palace, is one of the first things one sees upon entering the old... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Garden Overlook

  

  Taken September 21, 2013 in Nandi Hills, India. This garden sits behind a little inn at the top of Nandi Hills. In the background is a town and farmland as... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Grass-Eating Monkey

  

  Taken September 21, 2013 in Nandi Hills, India. Tags: animals, India, macaque, monkey, Nandi Hills, photographs, photos, pictures, South India,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Indian Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier

  

  Taken September 15, 2013 at the National Military Memorial This eight-wheeler is on display at Bangalore’s National Military Memorial park. It appears to be an... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bull Temple

  

  Take September 2013 in Bangalore. This was my first experience inside a Hindu Temple, so I was completely out of my element. Fortunately, it was easy enough to... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 7 Perqs of Life in India

  

  1.) Vegetarian restaurants: While I’m not of the vegetarian persuasion, my wife is. This can make finding a mutually acceptable restaurant a pain. However,... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Rice Memorial Church

  

  Taken September 14, 2013 in Chikpete. Bright red and out-of-place in Bangalore’s raucous market district, this little chapel catches the eye. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Puzzling Sexuality of India

  India, land of the Kama Sutra, is prudish. Aside from Muslim countries–which really take the cake–America is known for its puritanical bent. In the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bangalore Palace

  

  Taken on September 16, 2013. Some claim Bangalore Palace is modeled off of Windsor Castle, but the official line is that any resemblance is purely coincidental. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vidhana Soudha

  

  Taken September 14, 2013 in Bangalore Bangalore hasn’t learned to do tourism. Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise as the city’s population has doubled from fiv... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: KR Market Flower Floor

  

  Taken September 14, 2013 in Bangalore In the City Market (a.k.a. the K.R. Market) flower garlands are sold from massive rolls bursting with color. One can look... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mayo Hall

  

  Taken September 12, 2013 in Bangalore. Named for the Sixth Earl of Mayo… No, I am not making that up… No, I’m not aware of whether the Sixth Earl of Mayo has an... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Deferential Calculus of Being an American in India

  Every time I come home, the security man at the desk at our apartment building jumps to his feet and proceeds to stand at attention until I pass. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Thiruvalluvar

  

  Taken September 12, 2013 near Ulsoor Lake. Thiruvalluvar was a Tamil poet and philosopher who is most famous for writing a tract on ethics called the... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Parrot Got Bling

  

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  Posted on 11 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Everything & Its Opposite

  

  They say, “Everything, its Opposite, is true of India.” colors so bold and brash please the eye despite the clash Then there is that darkest side slain... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL