Articles by Poornima Dasharathi

A few months back, the road leading to our area was given a makeover. Once pot-holed with moon craters, it is now a smooth ride. But without any pavements, the pedestrians, cars, dogs, dump trucks, buses etc all share the shiny road. There has been a lot of complaints & rants in Citizen Matters, on the usage of pavements as extended shops and garages. But all that does not answer my question - When will all roads in our city get pavements? Good pavements that are user friendly - no teetering granite slabs, no overgrown trees without concrete borders that…

A few months back, the road leading to our area was given a makeover. Once pot-holed with moon craters, it is now a smooth ride. But without any pavements, the pedestrians, cars, dogs, dump trucks, buses etc all share the shiny road. There has been a lot of complaints & rants in Citizen Matters, on the usage of pavements as extended shops and garages. But all that does not answer my question - When will all roads in our city get pavements? Good pavements that are user friendly - no teetering granite slabs, no overgrown trees without concrete borders that…

Is there anything such as 'Blogger's Block'? Sure if the writers can get writer's block, what's stopping the bloggers from getting one? My feeble attempt at pun aside, we do get it. What gets my goat is that when no idea hits me, there is no dearth for advice. Putting down a few. Stop working in front of the computer. Go out. Keep looking, there are loads of topics. You just have to keep your eyes open. I know; writing is hard. That's what I have been telling you. Do something different. Drink a glass of water. Walk around. Close…

Is there anything such as 'Blogger's Block'? Sure if the writers can get writer's block, what's stopping the bloggers from getting one? My feeble attempt at pun aside, we do get it. What gets my goat is that when no idea hits me, there is no dearth for advice. Putting down a few. Stop working in front of the computer. Go out. Keep looking, there are loads of topics. You just have to keep your eyes open. I know; writing is hard. That's what I have been telling you. Do something different. Drink a glass of water. Walk around. Close…

The Man. The Machine. His acrobatics with it. It's finally come to an end. What a show! I have uploaded a few amateur photographs (ever tried to click a photo of a plane travelling at MACH 2 speed?)  of aircrafts and the event.   From the US Airforce - Not the Big Bertha, but Big enough to awe us  Army Commandos or Acrobats? The Eurofighter - mid flight. Patriotic colours by the Suryakiran team. Though the show was Spectacular, I have many cribs with the show organisers, CII. Read them here, especially when you are in a cribby mood yourself to fully…

The Man. The Machine. His acrobatics with it. It's finally come to an end. What a show! I have uploaded a few amateur photographs (ever tried to click a photo of a plane travelling at MACH 2 speed?)  of aircrafts and the event.   From the US Airforce - Not the Big Bertha, but Big enough to awe us  Army Commandos or Acrobats? The Eurofighter - mid flight. Patriotic colours by the Suryakiran team. Though the show was Spectacular, I have many cribs with the show organisers, CII. Read them here, especially when you are in a cribby mood yourself to fully…

I was out in the afternoon today, in the hot Sun. As I looked up at the bright blue sky to check for any passing clouds, surprise - the Moon had risen! Here's  a photo if you don't beleive me. I took it at 2pm. A closer look. I thought I was confused with a tuft of cloud.So I looked at today's weather report. This is what it says -  Moonrise (Tuesday): 12.02 pmMoonset (Tuesday) : 12.16 am Apparently the first quarter moon rises at noon. Its only the full moon that rises at sunset. Here are some links for people like me…

I was out in the afternoon today, in the hot Sun. As I looked up at the bright blue sky to check for any passing clouds, surprise - the Moon had risen! Here's  a photo if you don't beleive me. I took it at 2pm. A closer look. I thought I was confused with a tuft of cloud.So I looked at today's weather report. This is what it says -  Moonrise (Tuesday): 12.02 pmMoonset (Tuesday) : 12.16 am Apparently the first quarter moon rises at noon. Its only the full moon that rises at sunset. Here are some links for people like me…