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Hansraj College is one of the better known colleges of Delhi University, although not as famous or sought after as the trio of Hindu, St. Stephens, and SRCC. Having said this, the college is pretty famous, and has a number of courses in the different streams - Arts, Commerce, and Science.Hans .. read full article »

St. Stephens college in North Delhi, in the Delhi University campus, is one of the most famous colleges in India, reputed for many of its courses, including Economics. The college has a variety of courses for both under-graduates and post-graduates, famous for arts and science courses as well. .. read full article »

It's the same old story - tigers come into conflict with humans, livestock is killed, and tigers are poisoned in response. The latest to die are two young males who went into the Keladevi Sanctuary, perhaps looking for new territory..The Keladevi Sanctuary is the buffer zone for the Ranthambhore .. read full article »

Delhi has a premiere engineering college known as the Indian Institute of Technology; however, way back in 1940, before the formation of the IIT's, Delhi had also got its own engineering college called 'Delhi College of Engineering'. It was originally known as Delhi Polytechnic, and was .. read full article »

Among the more interesting sights you will see in Agra these days is a hoarding for men's underwear: Spotted in Agra: O-bamaa underwear. With sales of $200 million, Rupa & Co is the single largest branded underwear company India. They have different brands for different market segments, endorsed .. read full article »

January was cold and foggy, with people huddled over coal fires, swathed in thick blankets. But now that February is here, the days are warmer, and the smiles brighter.People still find comfort in the coal embers, but everyone knows the winter is going away soon, and spring is on its way. .. read full article »

Modern cameras are getting more complicated, and with this increasing complexity, the number of circuits and usage of firmware / software is also increasing. When you see cameras with a higher number of Mega-pixels, or more features, and yet the size of the cameras also keep on reducing. This is .. read full article »

This morning on television, I saw the Border Security Force camel contingent practising for the Republic Day Parade on January 26. Ha, ha, I said to myself, look, camels. How quaint.The TV camera went behind the scenes, and showed little snippets of the camels stirring at dawn, and interviewed .. read full article »

For this people living in East Delhi, the nearby accessible places for pizza are Dominos, Pizza Hut, Niruals, and a few others. However, if you want to have a slightly different pizza or are looking for some variety, go in for a square pizza; that's right, a pizza that is not round, but .. read full article »

A large number of my friends and family live abroad. In the Brahmin community that I come from, this is quite common. In the 80's many went abroad to study engineering or computer science, or to do research. Most found jobs and stayed back, returning briefly to India to marry and take wives back .. read full article »

It started, as many trips do, with chaos.We were taking the 6:15 express train from Delhi to Agra. We got to the New Delhi Railway Station in time, but were met by a crazy mess of cycle-rickshaws and cars and autos and buses, all trying to get to the same place, and weaving in and out of the .. read full article »

Delhi University has a number of colleges offering courses in many different areas, and one of the most popular such colleges is Hindu College. Hindu College did not start off from the current campus, but instead started from a much more humble building in Kinari Bazar in Chandni Chowk (now more .. read full article »

As I write this, I keep glancing outside at the verandah. About 20 minutes ago, I discovered amongst my innocuous garden plants, a giant mantid.Can you spot him? He's good at hiding, you know?He is all of 6-inches long, and he's at least an inch wide. This is the biggest insect I have ever seen .. read full article »

If you are into doing a lot of shopping at Shipra Mall (it is after one of the better malls in the entire east NCR region), then you should consider the food court of Shipra Mall, called Bite Inn. The food court is of a fairly large capacity, enough that we could get seating comfortably on a .. read full article »

People are always asking me about Paranthewali Galli. What's it like? What do they serve? Is it really as tasty as they say it is? .So here's an inside look at paratha making in Paranthewali Galli - you decide if it tempts you enough to go there!.. . Step 1 - Pre-preparation - grated vegetables .. read full article »

Regular readers of the blog would know that in my quest to help out with the wedding shopping of some family members, I have gone to different parts of Delhi and learnt about the shops all over. A lot of this has been the shopping for clothes, especially the fancy types that are normally part of .. read full article »

There are times when you need to dress real well, typically if it is the wedding of a close relative, or of yourself. At such times, the trend is more towards going in for traditional stuff, or semi-traditional stuff rather than the older fashion of wearing men's western suits. Now, when you go .. read full article »

What people will do for getting some good designer sarees and suits. I have this close relative, living in South Delhi, and she wanted some good designer sarees for her brother's wedding. After some asking around, she was told of this smallish place inside a newly constructed mall in North .. read full article »

I have shifted to my new blog and hope to see all my old readers there. Do visit, stay on, say Hello, comment, criticise and be with me in this new journey. However, this blog will remain in the web, albeit silent. read full article »

Website of the hospital (link)Noida Medicare Centre (NMC) Ltd. was born on 27 April 1990 with the setting up of a 68 bedded first multi-specialty Corporate Hospital in U. P., having the only whole body CT Scan in NOIDA at that time. It has grown to be a 120 bedded centrally air-conditioned .. read full article »

Have you ever seen a Kavad? I saw one in Udaipur, and I was fascinated by it..A Kavad is an amazing wooden painted temple, with lots of panels and secret compartments that fold out to tell a story..The Kavadiya Bhats, the Priests of the Kavad, take these around from village to village.The really .. read full article »

Paras Hospital is one of the superior hospitals (a private sector hospital) located in Gurgaon. They also do the preventive full medical checkups that are now a part of modern preventive processes (find problems before the problem hits you).Some of the specialties are:Neuro SciencesJoint .. read full article »

It was a relatively free Saturday today, after few last weekends, when we decided to have breakfast outside. We have thought about having breakfast out of home earlier as well but there were not enough (read good) options for that in Noida. In Dehli, there are better breakfast and brunch options .. read full article »

Some months ago, in the heat of Delhi's summers, I was in the CP and surrounding area and was looking for some good place to eat. Due to vegetarian people in company, we wanted to go to a place having good enough vegetarian options. Initially thought about going to TGIF but then figured out that .. read full article »

I have always been fond of Tex-Mex cuisine mostly due to lots of cheese in it:). I liked going to Ruby Tuesdays earlier but they just got their menu all wrong and when I saw that they have removed Chimichanga from their menu, I stopped going there. I recent times, TGIF Noida has been my favorite .. read full article »

Shopping for ladies sarees or lehangas for the purpose of bridal wear can be difficult; you need to balance the need to wear something different from the common while ensuring that you do not pay the heaven for this; you need to have a dress that looks exclusive and incredibly beautiful while .. read full article »

When you try to define the essence of a big, ancient city like Delhi, it's hard to stick to 10 specific things. .My friend Sanjaya writes quite evocatively: "(Delhi is) many other things for me... Parathewali Gali in Chandni Chowk (a drunk Sadat Hasan Manto on a tanga near where Ghalib might .. read full article »

Sometimes, the quest for getting some fancy suits and dresses strikes a lady. Typically known as party wear type of suits, these are fancy salwar-kameez, or they may kameez with a churidar / pants. The embroidery is far more fancy than normal day to day, and they can look quite beautiful. One .. read full article »

.Shahjahanabad - yeh dilli hai mere yaar....If you open any Delhi Guide Book, you'll see the city divided into two parts - New Delhi and Old Delhi. .By Old Delhi, they mean Mughal Delhi, Shahjahanabad, the city that Shahjahan founded in the mid-1600's. It was the new capital of the Mughals, a .. read full article »

Actually, the Ashok Hotel is a landmark by itself, located next to the Prime Minister's house at Race Course Road, next to Santusthi, and next to Nehru Park. Here is a link to a funny map from the F Bar site (link) that shows the map of Ashok Hotel with the roads next to it, as well as a map .. read full article »

Bowling is something that the younger generation in Delhi really enjoys. The feeling of being with friends, or family members, in a playful environment and where there is a spirit of competiveness can be great. However, till recently, Delhi did not have too many bowling alleys. It is only .. read full article »

Scrabble on Facebook I always loved this board game, but ever since I have discovered Scrabble on Facebook, I am completely hooked. Its a different thing that I lose most of them but it gives me a great adrenaline rush amidst other mundane stuff. I usually set the timer at 1 day, but whenever I .. read full article »

For the citizens living in East Delhi, starved of some good restaurants, there is a new one that has opened up and promises to improve the overall cuisine standard. Till now, there were the restaurants that were open in the various malls, and now you have a Pind Baluchi that has opened up in the .. read full article »

While arranging all documents for my enrollment at the Bar Council, I suddenly realised that I do not have the Pass Certificates for both my Board examinations with me. My initial reaction was that of denial and shock. After I have searched my whole house twice, I agreed that indeed I have .. read full article »

If you're like me, and you love all things green, then Delhi can be a delightful city. Just driving along can be a pleasure, with wide tree-lined avenues, each home to many varieties of trees. .Delhi, City of Trees Tamarind, jamun, neem, pipal, banyan...all of them provide shade in the Delhi .. read full article »

The first cut-off list for Admissions to 2009 Under-Graduate course have been released, and here are links to the list:Art and Commerce Cut off (link to list)Science cut off (link to list)Admission lists for SC/ST/PH candidates at the following location (link to list page)Dates for collection of .. read full article »

St. Stephens is one of the most reputed colleges in India, located in Delhi University's North Campus.Address:St. Stephen's College, University Enclave, Delhi - 110007IndiaPhone:+91-11 2766 7271Fax :+91-11 2766 7965 Residence Blocks+91-11Allnutt North: 27666460Allnutt South: 27666414Mukarji .. read full article »

There are a total of 83 such colleges, and this list is not supposed to include private colleges, so if you see a college stating that it is part of Delhi University, this list is a good reference point. The naming of this list is alphabetical, and is not an indicator of the ranking of the .. read full article »

A very Mughal cityHumayun’s Tomb in Delhi – a relaxing Char Bagh-styled Persian garden area that served as the inspiration for the Taj MahalTo me, Delhi has always been the city of the Great Mughals. .Babur, the first Mughal Emperor, was descended from the Mongol invader Ghengis Khan on his .. read full article »

Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is probably the most visited Gurdwara in Delhi. Located centrally in Delhi, it is located on the Baba Kharag Sahib Marg that has Connaught Place at one end, and Gol Dakhana (round post office) at the other end. The back side of the Gurdwara (and the associated school) opens .. read full article »

In the heart of New Delhi, on Pant Road, facing Parliament and North Block, there is a beautiful white marble Gurudwara, with entrances on all 4 sides (symbolizing the fact that the Gurudwara and the religion does not support any kind of separation of humanity based on caste or creed). It has a .. read full article »

Getting into Chandni Chowk means taking the road from Red Fort and leading directly perpendicular to it. You see a straight road with a divider, and unless you are in the middle of the night or early morning, the road will be crowded with all sorts of traffic. There are numerous shops, and side .. read full article »

After reading a post by a friend here, I decided to list my fav ads seen on television since the time I started watching TV!Cadbury's Dairy Mil - Kya swad hain zindagi ka (esp the old one where a cricketer hits a six off the last ball and his wife dances into the field, now I totally love "Khush .. read full article »

A small shopping spree at Harrow and the girlies headed to St Georges Shopping Centre for a much needed lunch at Prezzo (serving Italian cuisine).For vegetarians it is rocket science to read through that menu and stay sane to order.The girlies managed. (These girlies o'course are Skeety and the .. read full article »

Evry now and then, flashes of memories come to me, inducing in me a curious state of daydream. It seems just the other day that I jumped with euphoric joy having qualified in the merit list of NUJS. I was in the midst of my ISC Board Exams, with my most dreaded subject scheduled for the next .. read full article »

"Heck, it's Under Deck!" - was my first reaction, when Rajeshwari laddled me my next storyline. It would be my first pub review for their magazine and scuttling over all of the Ahalas and Poisons in the city, they found me Under Deck (what if it is a Taj Banjara watering hole)? How .. read full article »

(Pic: How many dishes have you known that look just as great even after you're done eating them)Who: Blue - Lounge Bar at Cinemax, Hyderabad (Opp. LV Prasad Eye Hospital, Hyderabad)WoWs:Ambience: The interior is bathed in blue. Eerie, eh? On the contrary, you get used to it pretty fast and .. read full article »

Who: RioWhat: Lounge BarWhere: Sandwiched between Shikaar/Senor Pepe on bottom and Coco’s on top, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, HyderabadWoWs:1) Impeccable service2) Reasonable priced + you can also dig at the Cococ’s grilled delicacies and Senor Pepe's Tex Mex menu, along with Rio’s .. read full article »

Dilli ki shaan - The Metro!.The Metro is more than just a Mass Rapid Transit System. It is proof that change can happen, that things can work, that a few good bureaucrats can make a giant difference. read full article »

The Qutb Complex - a place where history comes alive.The Qutb Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site that marks the arrival of Islamic rule in India. Built by the Slave Dynasty who ruled India for nearly a century, the complex is a grand cultural statement marking the beginning of a new .. read full article »