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This year when we friends were planning for our yearly trip together, the unanimous choice was a visit to our college in Bhatkal. Threw in a detour to Kollur Mookambika Temple and an extension to…

Bengalis have an affinity for three places which are commonly referred to by the acronym Dipuda, meaning Digha, Puri and Darjeeling. These are the most popular places where bongs want to be given…

For the select few Crazy people who have trekked in the Monsoons it is an exhilarating experience braving the pouring rains,leech bites and soaking to the bones experience. The mist, the greens, the…

There was no Polo available so they did a free upgrade to Audi Q2 Tsi (non quattro). This was going to be my ride for the subsequent three odd weeks. It was a 1.5 litre TSI and power was adequate…

Because it is the second half of the last day and if we don't see funny orange cat, it's over for us. And then god smiled upon us. Introducing Beladanda, a.k.a. Danda, our friendly neighborhood funny…

Fuel Cost - Rs 35,449/-. Fuel was cheapest in Bangalore - Rs 101.93. Toll Charges - Rs 7002. We passed through 93 toll gates. Fastag worked flawlessly in all of them. Attibele was the only toll booth…

Despite the blazing sun, the open launch view gallery was crammed with people, and there was no space to even put one small step for a man. I then made use of the popular Bengalureans quote -- "Swalpa…

This time, it was an impromptu office team outing. With WFH and hybrid work setups with team members from different states, there never had been a time when the entire team was in the office at the…

Left Edinburgh at around 8.30 AM. The drive is mostly on the motorways and can get boring. If one is willing to take a few stops, then some places one can visit on route are Yorkshire, Liverpool,…

We reached Khopoli and Jagath was there on time. He was gleefully enthusiastic to take us around Khopoli. Being a proud Khopolikkar Jagath had an infectious energy while taking us around the place.…