I had been interested in photography ever since my school days, though I could never afford myself a camera. Thanks to my dad, I got to handle some simple old cameras, which helped me learn the basics of photography and framing. Though I was too clumsy when in school, soon I learned to make nice photos, and could take shots better than my friends in college.
My dad was a photo enthusiast too. He was a talented artist also. I got inspired by his photographs, and that is what essentially dragged …

Mughals should have been Kitchen Kilaadis. The subtle and bewitchingly delicate taste of the Mughalai cuisine takes you on wings under the skies.
And that too, when you are on the eleventh floor, looking down at the beautifully lit landscape of Chennai, basking in the aroma of the Mughalai biryani, anything terrestrial will have to take a back seat. Minar, the Mughalai roof-top restaurant at Hotel Savera in Chennai offers this exotic experience. We were six sumptuous eaters, and it was a friend’s birthday treat. I chose Minar for its excellent …

It was a thing I long wanted to do, and finally this Saturday was the day! I got my hair straightened. Anushka L’Oreal Unisex Salon in T.Nagar offers the best hair care services in the city, and since it was a matter of dear hair, I simply wanted the best. Their ‘Extenso’ treatment, a form of chemical and thermal straightening goes soft on hair compared to the much stronger hair rebonding process. However, straightened hair requires a good deal of care and conditioning, and so, if you are not really …

In the November 2006 edition of the magazine Nikkei Electronics Asia - India Edition, Suresh Dholakia, President and CEO of DigiBee Microsystems Pvt Ltd, an Indian mobile handset company says,
“DigiBee Microsystems is set to become the first company in India to manufacture mobile phones that are completely India-made. The company’s team of 140 has designed the chip, written all the software, and prepared the handset design. Manufacture is the next step.”

DigiBee has licensed the microprocessor from ARM of the UK and the DSP from CEVA of Israel. It has also …

What’s much better than a hot cup of strong coffee? And for a Chennaiite, a cool breezy evening over a cup of coffee is heaven. What more… Koffee with Anu the chat show on Vijay TV does impress the audience, against the army of other soaps on TV. I have never got to watch the original show “Koffee with Karan” on Star World with Karan Johar. Nevertheless, Anu Hasan, the hostess of the Tamil version, makes the guests feel at home by her avid and bubbly tone.

Originally hosted by Suchitra, …

It was a pleasant Sunday evening in Chennai, and a calm stroll by the Elliot’s beach in Besant Nagar is the best thing one could have asked for. It was a day-off for me and my friend, and we wasted no time in getting to the beach to get some good sea-breeze, and to drink in the beauty of the sea shore. We chitchatted for a long time over a couple of roasted corn bought from the beach, and finally decided to do what we do best - have our …

Credit should go to Madanmohan, (Member, DSP, Digibee Microsystems, Chennai) for sending me the email which has now blossomed into this blog-post. I shall put in my own inputs in between Madan’s. As per his request, the first paragraph from his mail is reproduced here as such.

“Before starting, I whole-heartedly thank Rahul and Deepak of VLSI team, Digibee Microsystems, without them this mail carries no weight.  Rahul is from Kerala, is one of our colleague in Digibee. Got a big mustache, like most of the Mallu guys and a beautiful …

Kerala has a mind of its own. Little has the hustle and bustle of urban life affected this green land! The mountains and valleys of the land entrance the imagination of the viewer drinking in its beauty. Munnar, the trump card of Kerala is a masterpiece. The sprawling expanse of tea estates shrouds the mountains with a cover of green. It is greenery everywhere, and tranquility in the air.
Our trip to Munnar had been a memorable experience. It was weekend full of fun and masti. Here are some of nature’s …

If you are yearning for some yummy kebabs and hot parathas, the place you would have to go will be the Mughal’s Zaika Restaurant in Kilpauk. This place has for long been one of my most preferred restaurants. This is the place that gave me a taste for mouth-watering kebabs, in contrast to the spicy and greasy varieties I have always gulped down at Ponnusamy or Anjappar. Their mutton biriyani is something to talk about, and the Shahi Thukda they serve for dessert finishes the course in style.
If you are …

Didn’t somebody say “A thing well begun is half done”? Yeah someone did. And, I’ve got a splendid thing to begin my blog. With my colleagues, I got a chance to visit “Childrens’ home of hope” in Maduravoyal. Four to five hours of non-stop activity made the day. Of course, activity for my colleagues, and feast for the eyes for me. Nevertheless, I may never stop wondering how these tiny children get so much of energy to keep the crowd in high spirits.
Technically, a home and a school combined, …