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.

The Lava V5 Phone so that you capture moments as they happen

Feb 172016
 
The Lava V5 Phone so that you capture moments as they happen

  Never Miss A Shot with Lava V5 Camera Phone   When I started working I will invariably forget something, car keys one day, laptop some other day, and lunchbox on most days. So I developed a habit of making a mental checklist and ticking off items before stepping out. I don’t remember when the Mobile phone became integral part of the same and soon my mobile phone is the first thing I check before stepping out of home. Even if I am going just till the society gate to buy some milk I never forget the mobile phone. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Visit To Mughal Garden Rashtrapati Bhawan Delhi

Feb 142016
 
A Visit To Mughal Garden Rashtrapati Bhawan Delhi

 Your Complete Guide To  Visiting Mughal Gardens Delhi Loverboy Shahzada Salim had just taken over from Zille Subhani, the throne of Mughal Empire when the British were setting foot on Indian Soil. The poor British were in the awe of the great Mughal Empire but slowly set up their foot in India, nibbling bits and pieces of India till the last of the Mughal Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent to Rangoon, in an exchange scheme with the ruler of Burma who was exiled in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra in India. Even after the hostile takeover of the Delhi throne, the [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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desi Travel Digest January 2016

Feb 092016
 
desi Travel Digest January 2016

January 2016 Travel Digest – Edited & Curated by Indrani Ghose Dear readers, we are ready with our January 2016 desi Travel Digest, with some hand-picked blog posts from around the world. Continuing the tradition this month’s editor and curator for the digest is one of my favorite travel bloggers Indrani Ghose. Check these posts carefully chosen by Indrani from across the travel blogs that she reads and likes. I must say I am amazed and happy at the variety of the posts and so happy to meet some of the bloggers whom I have not read in the past.  So [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Things to do at Changi Airport Singapore

Feb 082016
 
Things to do at Changi Airport Singapore

What To Do, See, Shop & Eat at Changi Airport Singapore What is better than reaching your destination? Well for me it is the journey that is the destination. And while we all cherish reaching a new destination, milestone or peak for it is always about the Journey. For, “The Journey Is The Destination “ With hundreds of long-distance flights across continents taken in my career, I have always felt a bit lost in an airport wondering what to do besides shopping. I think one of the rare exceptions during my long layovers have been the Changi Airport in Singapore. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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21 Gun Salute Vintage Car Rally 2016

Feb 022016
 
21 Gun Salute Vintage Car Rally 2016

21 Gun Salute Vintage Car Rally in Delhi in February Sometime back I was invited to unveiling of a newly restored vintage Car- 1952 Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe (previously owned by Raja Saheb Bahadur Khetri ).  Now vintage and car are two words that immediately attract me, and so I immediately accepted the invitation. The function was organized in a Gurgaon Restaurant called 21 Gun Salute, in Sector 29. The  21 Guns Salute Restaurant derives its name from the Royal Ceremony during the British Raj when the royals were given ceremonial salute by firing of canons. Only 5 princely states [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Bright and Beautiful Selfie Expert OPPO F1 Camera Phone

Feb 012016
 
Bright and Beautiful Selfie Expert OPPO F1 Camera Phone

  Selfie Expert OPPO F1 a Bright and Beautiful Camera Phone India is one of the hottest smart camera phone market in the world with her young, upwardly mobile middle class embracing mobile with great panache. No wonder all the global camera phone companies are vying for a chunk of this lucrative yet highly competitive market. Not only Indian consumers are tech savvy they also want the latest products at a very competitive price. So these are very interesting times for the Smartphone market in India. Last week I attended the launch of Bright & Beautiful, #SelfieExpert, #OPPOF1 Camera Phone from OPPO Mobile in Mumbai. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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February 2016 Calendar – Download Desktop Wallpaper

Feb 012016
 
February 2016 Calendar - Download Desktop Wallpaper

February 2016 Calendar Desktop Wallpaper – Petra by Night Hello February, good to welcome you.  Now that the cold spell is in its last leg, and the soul enriching spring with its multiple hues is around the corner  I look forward to a fabulous February for all the readers of desi Traveler. For February 2016, desktop desi Calendar dear readers may I present to you a picture clicked at  Petra by Night in Jordan.  This picture is part of the most shared post on desi Traveler in the year 2015, and was shared by wonderful readers of desi Traveler more [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Photographing Birds In Backyard

Jan 312016
 
Photographing Birds In Backyard

Tips on watching & Photographing birds in Backyard It is not possible to visit wildlife parks regularly for many reasons, time and money just two of them. So how does one quench the thirst to click nature around you? Well for me I look around photographing birds in the backyard. Technically it is not backyard as I live in a high-rise building that has emerged from the ashes of golden Sarson Ke Khet. I have to live with this burden for a long time but I try to compensate by doing my bit for our little friends around us, like [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Morning Drive to Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary & The Last Sarson Ke Khet of Gurgaon

Jan 262016
 
A Morning Drive to Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary & The Last Sarson Ke Khet of Gurgaon

The last of Sarson Ke Khet Near Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary That I regularly go bird watching at  Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary near Gurgaon is old news. While I enjoy bird watching there with my friends and family at Sultanpur, each visit also now makes me a bit sad. As we approach the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary and the Basai Wetlands that are on the way, the thoughts about future of these birding heavens make me gloomy because of the future of the Sanctuary, as well as the Basai Wetlands, is not secure. For me, the visit to nature is all about the ecosystem, [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Lohri Celebrations

Jan 212016
 
Lohri Celebrations

Pictures of Bonfires of Lohri Festival In India, most of our festivals are as per the lunar calendar like Holi, Diwali among Hindus and Eid among Muslims.  But there are a few festivals in India that are celebrated as per the Solar calendar. I have share pictures of Sankranti or Pongal as it is called in South India some time back.  But Sankrant / Sankranthi / Pongal is celebrated in different parts of India and other places like Nepal and Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara Rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path.  But [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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