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#2 From Goa to Siliguri — pt 1
#2 From Goa to Siliguri — pt 1
Off we went. Siliguri, the gateway to the Northeast, was 2700 kilometres away and five days by road. I have never driven more than 300…
Bhaskar Rao
Jun 22, 2022
How to become a Yogi
How to become a Yogi
Always talk slowly, walk slowly; it shows that you live in the present — in the now. Take deep yogic breathes during conversational pauses…
Bhaskar Rao
Jun 21, 2022
9248 kms, 12 states, 352 birds and 23 Rhinos!
9248 kms, 12 states, 352 birds and 23 Rhinos!
It began at Miramar beach. Between the sound of the waves crashing, the yells of local boys playing football, the orange glow of a setting…
Bhaskar Rao
Jun 15, 2022
What is World Music?
What is World Music?
Perhaps nowhere else in the world can you experience music from around the World as you do in America, which is why America’s view of…
Bhaskar Rao
Sep 25, 2020
A musical/audiophile journey in the USA (part two)
A musical/audiophile journey in the USA (part two)
I often wonder if it was a good idea for a confused person like me to emigrate to the United States, for the United States is a very…
Bhaskar Rao
Jul 18, 2020
My Spiralling Musical Journey — Part One (India)
My Spiralling Musical Journey — Part One (India)
All journeys, it seems to me, circle back home. And it seems I have been going in circles all my life. Music, for example, began in early…
Bhaskar Rao
Jun 17, 2020
My Audiophile Problem
My Audiophile Problem
It is one of life’s minor sorrows that my audiophile hobby has seriously impaired my power to love music, for music-lovers typically…
Bhaskar Rao
May 24, 2020
Love letter to a bookshelf : NYC
Love letter to a bookshelf : NYC
Ever been tempted to buy an entire bookshelf? No, I don’t mean the furniture.
Bhaskar Rao
May 4, 2020
A Sea Fortress in Ruins : Murud-Janjira
A Sea Fortress in Ruins : Murud-Janjira
In a way, the Murud-Janjira fort is a living symbol of the criminal apathy we exhibit towards our cultural heritage. About 146 kilometres…
Bhaskar Rao
Apr 24, 2020
The Taxi-driver from Hell
The Taxi-driver from Hell
Hiring a driver-and-car (for cheap) is one of the great conveniences of travelling around India. But we forget why it is cheap. Rules and…
Bhaskar Rao
Apr 7, 2020
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