January 27th, 2011 |
by Anita |
published in
Living, Personal, Photography, Projects
Amidst high rise buildings, swanky stores and restaurants, this abandoned house located in prime property on St Marks road is bound to grab your attention when you walk past. In the shade of some lovely old trees, the house stands tired, broken, and falling apart – painting a rather sad picture. We were having breakfast at […]
January 19th, 2011 |
by Anita |
published in
Blogs, India & Around, Living, Personal, Photography, Projects
2011 came without much warning. I breezed through 2010. A lot of travel and work kept me busy and off the blog! The “project” I much wanted to launch didn’t see light of day (at least formally). But then, that’s life, I discovered. Most things you have on your “to do” list don’t get done […]
April 9th, 2010 |
by Anita |
published in
Living, Personal, Projects
Being in a room with around 15 women, all called “Anita”, turned out to be quite a novel experience. Like we all joked, it was one occasion when we didn’t have to remember any names! This happened in February 2010 during a trip to Delhi and Gurgaon. A rather diverse bunch, brought together by Delhi based […]
September 2nd, 2009 |
by Anita |
published in
Projects, Tech, Technology, Work
Started in 2007, this is a series of quarterly lectures this year on science, technology and the internet in India. The lectures, under the banner of the Yahoo! Big Thinkers India series, bring together academia, scientists, the corporate world and the media. The speakers are acclaimed experts from the Yahoo! International team. They bring with them […]
July 27th, 2009 |
by Anita |
published in
Living, Nature & Wildlife, Personal, Projects
The problem: Over the last 4 years, Janet and her volunteers at treesforfree have planted 12,896 trees across Bangalore City to restore the vanishing tree cover. All in an old Maruti car. Now the car has broken down. And the planting has stopped. But the tree felling continues… and with it, the global warming, failed […]
July 20th, 2009 |
by Anita |
published in
Living, Nature & Wildlife, Projects
A few adventurous and creative friends have gotten together to bring some sunshine into your otherwise ignored or empty balcony or terrace! The folks at My Sunny Balcony (MSB) can suggest how to transform an empty forlorn space into a veritable green heaven…
August 8th, 2008 |
by Anita |
published in
India & Around, Living, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Projects, Sports & Adventure, Travel
While travelling in Kalimpong last year, sitting in a local café having an evening snack I came across a rather nice looking glossy travel magazine. I was rather surprised when I saw that it was published out of Sikkim. Both the content and the photographs were of better quality than a lot of other travel […]
June 23rd, 2008 |
by Anita |
published in
India & Around, Living, Nature & Wildlife, Personal, Photography, Projects
When Shankar called saying he was going to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC) and would I like to go along, I jumped at the opportunity. The last time I went was with Usha and it’s been a while. A couple of rehabilitated jackals in their own enclosure It’s always amazing to see Saleem at […]