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.

Aahaar Kuteer Begumpet-The Millet Restaurant

Oct 032013
 
Aahaar Kuteer Begumpet-The Millet Restaurant

The Magic of Millets at Aahaar Kuteer Begumpet We visited Aahaara Kuteer a very unique restaurant in Begumpet Hyderabad. In this age of French Fries, Double Sundae and 2 liter coke bottles it takes a true entrepreneur to start a restaurant that is based on Millets. Millet what? You may ask if you are like most city folk whose staple diet is made of Pizza, Pasta and butter Naan all product of refined wheat flour or Maida. With no fiber to aid digestion and add bulk to your food the super refined flour is responsible to a large extent [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Jewel Bugs Of Mother Nature-Chrysocoris bugs

Oct 012013
 
Jewel Bugs Of Mother Nature-Chrysocoris bugs

Jewels Bugs:  Nature Notes  Nizam of Hyderabad was once considered one of the richest men on earth with a collection of gems and jewelry that was unparalleled in the world. It is believed he used Jacob diamond one of the largest diamonds ever mined as a paper weight. Legend has it that a lot of his treasure is still hidden in different parts of the erstwhile Hyderabad State.  So you can imagine my joy when I found this beautiful precious stone in the bushes on the banks of Ameenpur Lake where I had gone for bird watching.  I was [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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7 Tombs of Qutub Shahi Emperors Hyderabad

Sep 272013
 
7 Tombs of Qutub Shahi Emperors Hyderabad

7 Qutub Shahi Tombs: The Resting Place of Golconda Emperors This weekend I once again visited the 7 Qutub Shahi Tombs, where 7 generations of the Qutub Shahi Emperors are resting. The tombs are on the way to Golconda fort but are normally given a miss by most of the visitors, who are happy to visit only Golconda Fort. But once you visit the Qutub Shahi Tombs you will realize what you have missed. I think it won’t be wrong to say that Qutub Shahi tombs form the Golden Triangle of Hyderabad along with Golconda Fort and Taramati Baradari from the [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Goa Travel Blog – What To Shop in Goa

Sep 252013
 
Goa Travel Blog - What To Shop in Goa

What To Shop in Goa: The Land of Sun, Sand, and Beaches Most people think Goa is just to chill out on beaches, with nothing much to do. Well, actually Goa is a great place to do a lot of shopping also only you need to know what to shop in Goa. We have been to Goa many times and every time we discover a new aspect of Goa, most people do not realize that Goa is not a city it is a state with many facets and so you can find a lot of things to shop in [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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desi goes places- Guest Posts written by desi and appearance in top Indian travel blog lists, print etc.

Sep 242013
 
desi goes places- Guest Posts written by desi and appearance in top Indian travel blog lists, print etc.

 desi Traveler’s guest posts and appearance in, top India travel blogs lists, print media etc. I have been thinking about compiling a list of all the posts that other blogs have been kind enough to let me write. While I was thinking about it desi Traveler appeared in print media also so that was added to the wish list. So after dilly-dallying for a long time here is list of   guest blog posts that I have written,  the odd awards won ( So shameless),  and the rare appearance in print media Let me begin with guest posts that [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Pictures of Comic Con

Sep 232013
 
Pictures of Comic Con

Comic Con Pictures So as planned we visited Comic Con today, there was a serpentine line waiting to enter the venue in Hitex Exhibition Center. (I have never been able to fathom how a line can be serpentine, because if it is serpentine it cannot be a line!) Finally we gained entry after giving my name, email, phone number, I wonder how many junk mail and cold calling agents are getting ready to bombard me with everything from snake oil to height increasing pills? But I was still glad they did not ask for my blood group and finger prints. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Sponsored Video- Air travel shrunk the world

Sep 212013
 

How The World Was Shrunk By Air Travel For a long time the world out there was a big bad world, full of dangers lurking in every corner. Air travel shrunk the world many times over as no longer one had to travel from dangerous deserts, endure rain forest or conquer the waves  taking weeks if not months to go from one place to another. Air travel changed everything, once the first Jet planes took off going anywhere in the world became a matter of hours. Indeed today you can travel to any two airports in less than 48 [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Winners of Blogging Contest for Change in support of Rang De

Sep 192013
 
Winners of Blogging Contest for Change in support of Rang De

  And the winners for Contest for Change in Support of Rang De are.. It’s time to announce the winners of Contest for Change in support of Rang De. But first a bit of history. I have been a supporter and volunteer for Rang De for some time now; as I have always believed investing using micro finance is better way of bringing change and prosperity than one time charity. Remember the old saying “Feed a man fish and feed him for a day, teach men to fish and feed him for life” When I requested Smita Ram the [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Comic Con Express Hyderabad India

Sep 172013
 
Comic Con Express Hyderabad India

  Comic Con Express Hyderabad- The Super Heroes are coming Confession Time: I grew on a healthy staple diet of stories of superheroes in all shapes and forms. Phantom the Ghost who walks, Mandrake the Magician and Chacha Chowdhry, the man whose brain works faster than Super computer were my constant companions during my secret mission when I would save a damsel or two in distress. In those days of no Facebook and SMS and WhatsApp we gang of pre-teens had our own sophisticated network of communication and book keeping to exchange comics, decide who will buy which one [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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53 Reasons to Save Botanical Garden Kondapur

Sep 122013
 
53 Reasons to Save Botanical Garden Kondapur

  Save Botanical Garden Kondapur- Here are more than 53 reasons to sign a petition to save it I visit Kondapur Botanical Garden very often both with my family as with our nature club GHAC Nature. I have written posts about visit to botanical garden earlier on this blog Visit to Botanical Garden Kondapur After that also we regularly visit Botanical Garden for its beautiful flowers, fresh air and above all the hundreds of birds that are found there. Unfortunately for some time there are some plans by the government to convert a part of the botanical garden into [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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