Fun: Get Your AVATAR or see my Avatar

Loved the film Avatar?! Want to Avatarize yourself? Want to see how your Avatar would look? There was this McDonald Ireland link that no more works now but another site called Avatarize Yourself works perfectly!
You can create your Avatar, customize it, change background and share and/or download the image Avatar. The site may take some [...]

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16 interesting photos from the New Delhi World Book Fair 2010

These are some interesting photos from the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (Pragati Maidan). I was there from about 11:30 am to 4 pm on 4 February 2010. Please see the end of the post for links to many more photos of the Book fair and the Pragati Maidan. What I did not like [...]

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Urban art photos: Steel balloons at AIIMS crossing, New Delhi

These are four photos of the steel balloons near the AIIMS flyover. Their utility and futility has certainly been debated in the media. According to a Tribune report, even the CM Shiela Dixit was not very happy with them. I shot them from the bus yesterday en route to the Delhi book fair.
They are called [...]

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Photo: The Nehru statue in JNU campus

This is the Jawaharlal Nehru’s statue near the JNU administration building, JNU Campus. It was made some years ago by a JNU professor from the Arts and Aesthetics school. It is a venue of tourist attraction and a lot of visitors click it or get clicked with it. Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first Prime Minister. [...]

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What is Web Hosting: A Creative Definition

First the regular boring definition: “A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that  allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web.” If you are looking for the regular explanation you can read read the Web Hosting entry on Wikipedia. But if you are looking [...]

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Please write urgently if you will adopt this cute puppy (New Delhi, 29 January 2010)

Update 30 January: We have made an arrangement for the puppy near the hostel entrance (we hope it will grow soon and live normally on the streets). We think we should not disturb his natural life. Also, see Indian Home Maker’s comment here.
Some students of my hostel found this cute puppy (see pics below) on [...]

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