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• DAILY PHOTO: Wat Arun from the River

  

  Taken in the Summer of 2014 in Bangkok Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Realistic Fake Elephant

  

  Taken in October of 2016 at the Bengaluru Airport Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Flowers of 2017 Republic Day Flower Show

  

  Taken on January 22, 2017 at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2017 GARDENING

• BOOK REVIEW: Light on Pranayama by B.K.S. Iyengar

  

  Light on Pranayama: The Definitive Guide to the Art of Breathing by B.K.S. Iyengar My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is B.K.S. Iyengar’s A-Z guide to... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2017 SOCIETY

• BOOK REVIEW: Let Every Breath by Scott Meredith

  

  Let Every Breath: Secrets of the Russian Breath Masters by Vladimir Vasiliev My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This book presents an introduction to breath... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hindu Temple in Panaji’s Old Quarter

  

  Taken in October of 2016 in Panjim (Panaji) Hindu temples are ubiquitous throughout India, but in Goa they tend to be overshadowed by massive Christian... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Novels in Translation That You Should Read

  

  Reading translated novels is a good way to gain insight into the culture and history of a country in a way that is both entertaining and that exposes the deep... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Desert Dancer and Dervish

  

  Taken in May of 2016 in the United Arab Emirates Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Maharaja Wodeyar Statue

  

  Taken on January 22, 2017 at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens in Bangalore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Cold Days by Tibor Cseres

  

  Cold Days by Tibor Cseres My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page During the Second World War, there was a massacre conducted by the Hungarian military in the... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa

  

  Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Three men disappear from a small mining village in the Peruvian Andes. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Blue, Or Fountain at Lalbagh

  

  Taken January 22, 2017 at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens in Bangalore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Taj, Lalbagh Republic Day Flower Show

  

  Taken on January 22, 2017 at Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bangalore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• A Tongue-in-Cheek Poem

  I know you feel my sex appeal despite the lack of earnest squeals. You should know, despite my glow, the fans rarely stop to say, “Hello.” Am I not a rockstar,... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Jaswant Thada Cenotaph

  

  Taken in November of 2015 in Jodhpur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Bits of Ancient Eastern Wisdom to Make Your Modern Western Life Happier

  

  1.) The Dispassionate Witness: A person’s default setting is to repress emotions and pretend they don’t exist. On the one hand, this seems to work because other... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ladakhi Landscapes

  

  Taken in July of 2015 in Ladakh at Namikala Pass Leh Nubra Valley Pangong Tso Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Elephant in Water

  

  Taken in May of 2015 in Sri Lanka elephant scrubbing Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Works of Fiction That Teach Life Lessons

  

  Every novel or short story has lessons to teach. After all, stories are nothing more than problems resolved. Sometimes fiction teaches one how to do it right,... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Little, Inexplicable Doors to Neverwhere

  

  Taken in Hungary in December 2016 Kochi (Cochin), India Kochi, India Whenever I come across a little, unlabeled door in a place where it seems to have no... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL