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Mumbai Mahabaleshwar Road Trip and Directions

How do you reach Mahabaleshwar from Mumbai Well there are two ways to reach Mahabaleshwar from Mumbai Route 1: Bombay-Panvel -Lonavla-Pune-Shirwal-Khambatki Ghat -Wai-Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar (Total distance around 305 kms, driving time with break 7 hours) Route 2: Bombay-Kalamboli-Panvel-Pen-Mahad-Pholadpur-Mahabaleshwar (Total distance around 237 kms) The first one is preferable. That way you cover a major part of the route going along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the remaining through reasonably good Pune-Satara ...

Faces of conflict

Posted on 01 January 2009

NY Times captured these stunning images of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Israeli soldiers clean the barrel of a tank near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. Cars buried under rubble at the site of the ministry buildings compound. Israeli aircraft bombed a government compound, buildings linked to the Islamic University and the home of a top Hamas commander

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The Year 2008 in Photographs

Posted on 19 December 2008

The year 2008 was an extraordinary year by any standard. From the stock markets hitting record highsand then melting down in what was described as a once in a century event, from China showing its prowess during Bejing Olymipics, from war in Iraq and Afganistan to democracy being restored in other parts of the world, from the gyrations in oil prices to focus on global warming, the world we it all ...

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The Last Stand

Posted on 29 November 2008

"Do not come up, I will handle them", these were probably the last words which Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan told his men as he was hit by bullets while engaging terrorists inside the Taj. He and fellow NSG commando Havildar Gajender Singh lost their lives as did Hemant Karkare, the celebrated head of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, while fighting the terrrorists. I feel so sad for their families and may God give them the strength to bear the loss. India has ...

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The God of a Religion called Cricket

Posted on 21 October 2008

This week Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run getter in Test Cricket. There has never been another player of the game who has broken more records, won more fans and shown greater humility both on and off pitch than him. A true epitome of what sports is all about.....the spirit of playing hard and playing fair. (Image courtesy: www.extramirchi.com www.i224.photobucket.com)

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Hakone Go Kart Track Hiranandani Powai

Posted on 18 October 2008

Location: Hiranandani Mumbai Best Approach: Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road How to locate: Just look out for the colored flags atop the hill. Address: Lake Meadows Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. Level One, Haiko Mall, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076 Telephone : +91 22 65172735/36 Fax : +91 22 25797852 Opens: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on all days (now till 9:30pm) Cost: Rs 140 for 4 laps, Rs 180 for 6 and Rs 250 for 10. Overall the Hakone ...

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And the Booker goes too…

Posted on 15 October 2008

Beating a distinguished field of writers such as Sebastian Barry (The Secret Scripture), Amitav Ghosh (Sea of Poppies), Linda Grant (The Clothes on Their Backs), Steven Toltz (A Fraction of the Whole) and Philip Hensher (The Northern Clemency), 33 year old Aravind Adiga won the Booker for his debut novel White Tiger. Aaditya was born in Chennai, India and in Sydney, Australia. He went on to study at the Columbia University ...

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