Raghavmodi

LATEST ARTICLES ( 558 )

• January 4, 2012 (365 Day Photo Challenge)

  

  Success!! It took me a handful of peanuts and 2 hours of patiently waiting to finally capture the squirrels. They took their time coming down from the tree whil... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY

• My VHS Favourites

  

  Till the time I became a Twitter addict, I used to think I was one of the last few people on this Earth who still had a Video Cassette Player and a bunch of... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• January 3, 2012 (365 Day Photo Challenge)

  

  Moving ahead with my "non-resolution" resolution of reading more, I started with my second book of the year today (and finished it as well). Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY

• January 2, 2012 (365 Day Photo Challenge)

  

  So, I spent a good hour today trying to photograph a couple of squirrels that visit out garden everyday. I even left out some nuts to entice them. One of them... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY

• Super 8

  

  If you've grown up watching films like ET, The Goonies, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the likes then there is a good chance you will enjoy Super 8... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Thoughts - How Often Do You Watch a Movie You Really Don't Want to Watch?

  

  Thinking about the movies that I have seen, I usually come across quite a few that I watched even though they did not interest me. This could be at home on a DV... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• January 1, 2012 (365 Day Photo Challenge)

  

  I'm not the type that makes or keeps resolutions come New Years day. I feel life is too unpredictable to plan it so much in advance. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY

• Middleham Falls, Dominica, Caribbean

  

  When it comes to vacation time, I'm more of the relaxing kind. I'd rather do the occasional touristy sightseeing mixed with a nice siesta and a swim in the ocea... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 TRAVEL

• Black Swan

  

  It feels redundant going into a full review of a movie that has over the past year been a part of each and every bloggers blog (except mine). Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Poor Memorabilia Collector

  

  For the longest of time movie props have been the ultimate memorabilia item for any self confessed geek. The thought of having a prop from one of the classics,... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Don 2 (3D) (Hindi)

  

  My problem with Don 2 starts with Shahrukh Khan and ends with the story. I've always been an avid Shahrukh film watcher, but off late his acting has just... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The 365 Day Photo Challenge

  Right then, I haven't been paying attention to this blog of mine for quite a while and expectedly nor has anyone else. Nevertheless, since I did finally purchas... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Art of Happiness by His Holiness The Dalai Lama

  

  The Penguin Annual Lecture 2011 Photo - Penguin India I had last seen His Holiness The Dalai Lama sometime in the mid 1990s. Our school had finally decided to... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2011 TRAVEL

• First Thing ... Greece!

  

  Even though it has been close to 7 years since I visited Greece, it remains one of my favorite places to travel. The people, the culture, the food, the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2011 TRAVEL, VACATION

• An Interview for Backpacks and Bunkbeds

  Recently I had the pleasure of answering some travel related questions for the excellent site Backpacks and Bunkbeds. The interview can be found here and it is ... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 TRAVEL

• The Fruit-wallas of India

  

  Everything that would make your doctor happy and your mother proud Lately I've come to the conclusion that everything exciting happens on or next to roads in... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 TRAVEL

• Midnight in Paris

  

  The quickest review of Midnight in Paris would be that it's a magical and charming time travel whimsical American tale set amidst the beauty that is Paris,... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Competition - Last Exit to Nowhere

  

  Finally it has happened. My little blog that I started a year back is holding its very first competition and I have none other than the wonderful people of... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Thoughts - Is There Too Much Information out There?

  

  The other day I was watching Predator while at the Gym and it made me think about the impact of the movie on a film watcher who would have viewed it for the ver... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Shadow of a Doubt

  

  The brilliance of Hitchcock was that he was able to bring murder, suspense, and mystery to the level of the common man. Here, an average middle class family... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES