Emotionally Speaking

A ‘baby rat’ (choohiya) had damanged a few of my winter clothes and was a regular in my room. I had no intention to kill it but I had no option. I planed Mortein Ratkill and Crazy Ratmaar in my room and after more than two months it looked like it ate some of that [...]

The following Hindi poem on Anna Hazare has been written by JNU Student Rashwet Shrinkhal. The poem praises Anna Hazare and points out how the crusader is helping the nation. This poem was his response to a critical poem lampooning Anna Hazare on the net (Read the negative poem on Jairam Shukla’s blog) Excerpts: मैं [...]

These are some photos from the ADHM. I regret not taking my smartphone with me while running. This is one pic with my timing chip on my shoes and the rest are from the race expo at DLF mall, Saket, 19 Nov 2011. I did the half marathon in about 1.49 hrs (exact timings not [...]

The Delhi Cyclothon was held on Sunday 9 October 2011 near the Jantar Mantar. Organised by the Indian Cycling Federation and sponsored by the Hero Cycles, it was a poorly organised event. First, the goodie bag they gave for the event (registration fee was 300 Rupees) had an abysmal helmet for the ride. Helmet was [...]

Decathlon (French company; Indian office in Bangalore) sells quality sports goods related to almost any sport from running and hiking to swimming, skating and cycling. It has various brands under its belt to cater to various sports segments. Lifemojo.com is an online Decathlon reseller. It has the cheapest prices online and very good customer service. [...]

The first ever Indian F1 Grand Prix will be held in October 2011. Jaypee Sports that aims to gain 150 Crore Rupees from ticket sales has put up a full page ad in the Times of India (and maybe also in some other newspapers). The web address given for purchase of tickets does not work; [...]