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
Internet, Projects, 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 the […]
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
Adventure, India, Living, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Projects, 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, 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 work […]
November 26th, 2007 |
by Anita |
published in
Living, Personal, Projects
The Bangalore Ultra is on December 16 for those of you who want to register for it. It will be held at Hesaraghatta and the distances are 26, 52, 78 and 104 kms. It is apparently the first time the ultra is being held in Bangalore (India?) and there are a few very brave souls […]
November 5th, 2007 |
by Anita |
published in
Adventure, India, Projects
This is an effort to increase and encourage rural tourism and sounds like a pretty good idea by Rural Zing.
According to the tag line, it’s “an Initiative to connect urban and rural economyâ€.
They have day long trip starting from Bangalore on Saturdays and Sundays.
Contact for details:
Mobile: 9886201103
Email — reservation@ruralzing.com
You need to […]