Prasad Np

Running the Rat race, scheming to swim with the sharks. Wondering what is left in rat race after conquering the corner office. Writes India Travel Blog desi Traveler, with stories and pictures from India.

2014 Calendar Give Away

Oct 212013
 
2014 Calendar Give Away

desi Calendar Give away: Get a 2014 Calendar as Gift OK all our desi fans, as of typing this post we have 580 fans on Facebook and 600+ on Twitter.  Here is a small token of appreciation for 3 of our lucky readers will receive a 2014 table top calendar from desi traveler, shipped anywhere in world. (desi traveler will take care of printing and shipping the calendar—Happy New Year 2014 in advance) I want to give away 3 table top calendars to our fans. There is no contest, nothing to buy just a very simple lucky draw, and [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Book Review of The Reckless Engineer

Oct 192013
 
Book Review of The Reckless Engineer

The Reckless Engineer – by poet and author Jac Wright I grew on a steady dose of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Canon Doyle and am a sucker for “Who done it” kind of novels. So when Jac Wright, the Edgar nominated author approached me to read and review an advance copy of his soon to be published novel “The Reckless Engineer” I immediately agreed.  The icing on the cake was the story is set in beautiful Scottish and south English coast, which I want to visit ever since I first visited our friends Doug and Doreen outside of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Crimson Rose is not a rose but a Butterfly

Oct 182013
 
A Crimson Rose is not a rose but a Butterfly

A Butterfly called Crimson Rose I still remember  running after a Crimson Rose in the school garden and missing the recess bell. I never caught the butterfly and when I reached my classroom, I was late and the angry teacher asked me to go and stand outside Principle’s office. For me it was a blessing, as I just went back to the garden and started my chase again. If like me you too wonder where all the butterflies have gone, then blame the pesticides used in whatever sorry patches of scrubby greens are left in cities in name of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Ravana on The Roads

Oct 142013
 
Ravana on The Roads

  Making and Burning of Ravana Dussehra is one festival that has so many symbols attached with it. The winning of good over evil, Ram over Ravana, destroying of demons by women power  in form of Bijoy Dashmi  during Durga Puja. I was talking to my niece and nephew about the same, just when they were going out to watch the burning of Ravana and they sent me some pictures on knowing that I am missing them and burning of Ravan in Delhi. So here they are all clicked by cell phone by my budding photographer niece and nephew [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Utsab Durga Puja in Hyderabad

Oct 132013
 
Utsab Durga Puja in Hyderabad

 Pictures of Utsab Durga Puja in Hyderabad A true hallmark of a cosmopolitan city is celebrating all the festivals, and Hyderabad is one shining example of the same. Just last month we celebrated with Lord Ganesha and this month we are all celebrating Durga Puja with Maa Durga in Hyderabad. We have a large vibrant community of Bengali Bhadralok in Twin Cities, and I was invited by my friends from Utsab Cultural Association for the Durga Puja at Telecom Nagar  Gachibowli.  Actually I would have gone even without invitation as I just love going to Pujor, this reminds me of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A post by desi Traveler in WOW Hyderabad Magazine

Oct 122013
 
A post by desi Traveler in WOW Hyderabad Magazine

Post and Pictures by desi Traveler in WOW Hyderabad Magazine Dear Readers, last month one of my posts and pictures about Sitaram Bagh Temple appeared in WOW Hyderabad Magazine, I am happy to say that this month again a post and pictures by me about the ancient Ammapalli Temple near Shamshabad came  in  October 2013, issue of WOW Hyderabad Magazine. Please look the post here below:   I want to thank all my readers who have made this possible. Special thanks to my friend and wonderful photographer  Satish who first explored this and motivated us to visit the temple near Shamshabad. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Train To Pakistan

Oct 102013
 
Train To Pakistan

When we traveled to see Pakistan We were debating where to go on our next holiday and it soon turned into a heated debate as always. Finally, I said let us take a train to Pakistan and show you the land of your ancestors, to the missus. You see her parents were born in pre-partition India and she sometimes wishes to go and see the village where here forefathers lived. But she brushed this aside as another joke of mine. But I went online to book tickets in tatkal for Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi train and offered to help with the packing of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Hyderabad Metro Rail

Oct 082013
 
Hyderabad Metro Rail

    Hyderabad Metro Rail: First Look With Hyderabad Metro work going at full pace, Hyderabad will soon have its name in the few cities in country that have its own metro. Hyderabad has history going back hundreds of years from the era of Qutub Shahi Kings, followed by Nizams and now it is one of the major Pharma, IT and BPO hub in the country.  When I moved to Hyderabad one of the things that I liked was its greenery and access to wildlife and nature in the vicinity of city.  You can travel just half an hour [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Camel Herders in Town

Oct 072013
 
Camel Herders in Town

The Camel Herders are in Town On my way to American Corner in St. Francis college,  I was stuck in traffic, and cursing myself for not      taking the other route. Slowly I inched towards the epicenter of the jam and found 6-7 camels and camel herders hogging the road, oblivious to the chaos around.  While I was trying to practice my anger management 101, the camels discovered something chew-able on the side of road and started munching the Castor oil bushes  they have found. This cleared the road and vehicles zipped passed.  Not me, I now wanted to click [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Book Giveaway by Jac Wright author of “The Reckless Engineer”

Oct 062013
 
Book Giveaway by Jac Wright author of "The Reckless Engineer"

    Participate in the Jac Wright Book Give Away Dear Readers: I am lucky to be one of the few advance readers of a thriller by Jac Wright- ” The Reckless Engineer”. The book is set in the beautiful coastal area of Scotland -Summerset. While I go on my journey to read the book, Jac has kindly offered 10 giveaways for his book ” The Closet”. It’s a very simple give away no contest, nothing to buy, all you need to do is click this link here,  and take part. So simple. 10 lucky winners will be given [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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