Posted on April 22, 2010 by Arun Shanbhag
cross-posted from my post here. Those who have ridden the Konkan Railway can attest, the emerald green fields and the rural countryside is mesmerizing. I think of an early retirement in a village, a small house and running a school. To share the genesis of this madness, I recorded the view. Here is a 67 [...]
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Posted on March 6, 2010 by Arun Shanbhag
cross-posted from my post here. During recent travels, I was visiting relatives in Honavar, Karnataka – a sleepy coastal town south of Kumta (see google map below). I had stopped by a family store to add money to my pre-paid cell phone. There, this older gentleman was weaving these delicate pink buds called jaaii-che kaLo. [...]
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