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.

desi IN Wow Hyderabad Magazine

Sep 122013
 
desi IN Wow Hyderabad Magazine

desi in Wow Hyderabad Magazine September is a special month, this marks the anniversary of desi Traveler moving on its own domain with the post on  A Rare Ganapati that I found in interiors of MP. Another first has happened this September. While desi Traveler has  featured as a blog a few times in different online and print media, including one of my pictures appearing in Deccan Chronicle and two of my pictures from Tal Chapar winning prizes from Lonely Planet in a photography competition, I have never written a post for a print magazine or newspaper. Recently I was approached [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Trip down the memory lane with Chitrahaar

Sep 092013
 

Traveling with Movies- A trip down memory lane with Chitrahaar from Bollywood I am part of the Doordarshan generation, yes the good old DD, and that too the Black and White one. We had one TV in our extended family, taking the pride of place in the bedroom of one of my uncles.  This was the hallowed room for us, allowed entry only once in a week on Wednesday when the weekly Bollywood dose of Chitrahaar was aired. For the ipod and Youtube generation it will not be out of place to inform what Chitrahaar was. You see in [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Ganesha The Traveler

Sep 092013
 
Ganesha The Traveler

  Ganesha The Original desi Traveler __/|\__   Ganesha has more names than a mere mortal can remember some of the popular ones are Ganesha, Ganpati, Vinayak, Ekdant, Vighneshwar, Lambodar and many more. He is found not only in India but in other countries like Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal, China, Malaysia etc. As per one of the stories from Indian Mythology there was competition between Ganesha and his brother Kartikay, as to who can travel around the world first. So Kartikay started on his Peacock that he uses as his ride and goes on a world tour.  Now Ganesha who [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Pictures of Osmania University Hyderabad

Sep 022013
 
Pictures of Osmania University Hyderabad

    Osmania University: A Nizam Era Landmark of Hyderabad   Recently my friend and photographer Ganesan P visited Osmania University on a special request from me.   I requested Ganesan to visit the same and click some pictures.  So here are some pictures of Osmania University, how it looks today. This post is a very special one for emotional reasons, as the pictures were taken by Ganesan on my request to be sent to an old student of University who can not visit the same due to old age and visa issues.   I am sure many things have [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Vision of Angels- A Book Review

Aug 312013
 
A Vision of Angels- A Book Review

  A Book Review of A Vision Of Angels- Timothy Jay Smith Lets go to Jerusalem, one of the few cities that is as old as history itself.  Considered holy to the three Abrahamic religions, where angels, messengers and emperors have walked. Where faithful come from all parts of the world, where once Jesus and Prophet Mohammad have walked. Where emperors from both East and West have laid siege and destroyed the city so many times that every corner has a story to tell, each more painful than the last. We will visit Jerusalem with Timothy Jay Smith, the [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Using Tiger Camera Traps for Tiger Census

Aug 262013
 
Using Tiger Camera Traps for Tiger Census

How Many Tigers Are There in India ?  If you ask this question to 2316 people you will get 2316 different answers. The NGOs will try to give the smallest possible number and the forest officials will try to give the largest possible number as both have their own reasons directly related to funding, promotion, media miles etc. But the reasons are not difficult to find as to why we do not have the exact number. See a tiger in a jungle has no interest to be counted. Given a choice it will not come to face the cameras [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Lizards Seen in Hyderabad in South India

Aug 202013
 
Lizards Seen in Hyderabad in South India

Lovely Lizards Seen in Deccan Plateau   OK the first word that comes to your mind when you think “LIZARD” Or “REPTILE”? I am sure half of you would not even read further after saying a BIG YUKK   . I mean most of us can only think bad about lizards. But let me ask you this: How can something created by Mother Nature be ugly and without purpose? I wrote in my earlier post about Reptiles of Rajasthan, when I visited Tal Chapar sanctuary, more famous for Raptors and Black bucks. (The Antelope, not the black money wale bucks). I find [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Scarface-The Prince of Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Aug 192013
 
Scarface-The Prince of Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Bandipur National Park- Male Tiger Marking Territory Other posts in Tiger Series Telia Tiger Cubs Tadoba White Tigers  The Queen of Pench National Park Posts in Bandipur National Park series for Eco Volunteer Training Volunteer Training Course Bandipur Anti Poaching Camp Bandipur Tiger Reserve What do you guys say? Please leave your comment below and feel free to share it with your friend circle. I am working on more posts on the visit to the Bandipur national park for Eco Volunteer training. Feel free to subscribe to the updates by email, or like the Facebook page of desi Traveler [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Hidden Canyon Of Hyderabad

Aug 132013
 
Hidden Canyon Of Hyderabad

Should we keeep the Hidden Canyon of Hyderabad a secret? A few days ago while on a photographic jaunt with some of my photographic friends we stopped at an isolated spot to plan where to go next. While we were talking as to where to go next to go to the next  birding hot spot in Hyderabad like Gandipet or go and click one of the monuments like Taramati Baradari. While we were debating on the same, one of us started exploring the area and this is what he found We were all very exited on this discovery just [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Sri Rama Chandra Swamy Temple Ammapalli Village Near Shamshabad

Aug 122013
 
Sri Rama Chandra Swamy Temple Ammapalli Village Near Shamshabad

Sri Rama Chandra Swamy Temple Ammapalli- Rediscovering an Ancient Temple Can popular be unknown? Can photographers become treasure hunters? Can a South Indian Temple have Rajasthan influence? Can you claim to discover something that has been there for hundreds of years? Can you be happy to be wrong? Well we got to find answers for these questions yesterday. My friend an avid Photographer and IT Entrepreneur AV Satish Kumar informed me about a hundred year old temple that he found while exploring area around Shamshabad airport in Hyderabad. He showed some pictures to us and soon we were as [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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