I’m a big fan of many about.com sites, and find that its guides do an excellent job of updating their readers of goings on in their subject area as well as offering primers to understand those areas. The site offers a mind boggling range of subjects to delve into and all one has to … Continue reading Online Human Resources Guide
To me Diwali means…
… rediscovering the power of Vim and Colin! Each year about a month before Diwali, I’m sort of convinced that the festival will be a peaceful affair for me because of my diligent house-cleaning the whole year long. As the day gets closer though, seemingly insignificant corners of the house start appearing important for … Continue reading To me Diwali means…
Goa – Once More!
Kishore and I made our much-planned 11-day trip to Goa end-September. We knew that the trip was going to be dominated by activities surrounding our flat’s makeover but we were still looking forward to it as in our search for houseware, it was going to bring Goa’s local markets/produce closer to us. On the previous … Continue reading Goa – Once More!
Gurgaon Administration – An Unsolved Mystery!
In my 12+ years in Gurgaon, I’ve seen the city landscape change dramatically but its inherent problems have continued to exist. They haven’t been addressed cohesively in all these years, and where we’re fortunate in seeing any corrections taking place, they appear so ad hoc that we wonder if any long-term planning is going into … Continue reading Gurgaon Administration – An Unsolved Mystery!
Transport in Gurgaon – II – Taxis
The state of taxis in Gurgaon demands a proper overview so I’ve decided to do a separate post on them. When I moved to (New) Gurgaon 12 years ago, I knew of just one taxi stand in the DLF-I area that appeared to have 3-4 taxis. The stand used to be out of vehicles most … Continue reading Transport in Gurgaon – II – Taxis
Transport in Gurgaon – I
Commuting within and to/from Gurgaon can be nightmarish. There are issues to do with the lack of signage, unnamed/bad roads and traffic congestion, and even if I were to focus on just one aspect such as the means of transport, there would be a lot to be frustrated about. For moving about the city, the … Continue reading Transport in Gurgaon – I
Recent Travels — Manali-Naggar and Goa
The last two months gave me opportunities to revisit Manali/Vashisth/Naggar in Himachal Pradesh and Goa! This post goes over some of that experience and offers some helpful bits of info for people to use. Manali/Vashisth – June 08 This was our first self-driven trip to Manali and Naggar. The drive was expected to be longer … Continue reading Recent Travels — Manali-Naggar and Goa
Traffic management in Gurgaon
Some months ago, I applied and joined as a Traffic Observer in Gurgaon. Before that when an RWA member had suggested that I go over and attend a meeting at the DCP’s office for I drive around Gurgaon and would have a view on traffic issues, I was alarmed at the idea! And yet, I … Continue reading Traffic management in Gurgaon
Powerless but Connected
There hasn’t been a week in my 12 years in Gurgaon when I haven’t wondered about DHBVN’s viability as a power provider in this city. Their service is useless, supply highly erratic and phones constantly busy. There are days every week when outages last 5-8 hours at a stretch or certainly average to that long … Continue reading Powerless but Connected
Yamuna Bio-diversity Park
May 31, 2008 After mulling over it for several months, finally I zeroed in on a day when Kishore was in town and enthusiastic about driving as well as birding; when birding-friend AMS agreed to explore the Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP) with us and Kabir was safely ensconced in Bangalore with his grandparents so didn’t … Continue reading Yamuna Bio-diversity Park
Jyoti's Musings 