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Nakhoda Masjid | Kolkata
With a prayer hall the size of an indoor stadium (capacity for 10000 people), two large Ablution Pools and Three high Domes – The Nakhoda Masjid , standing at one of Central Kolkata’s oldest neighborhoods – the Chitpur Area of Burrabazar business district, rightfully earns it’s place as the Principal and the…
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The Beautiful Earth From Above
“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” —Theodore RooseveltWhile its…
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Devil’s Den | Snorkeling at Florida’s Pre-Historic Underground spring
Right in the heart of North Florida lies a pre-historic spring known as the Devils Den, that houses pre historic artifacts from as early as the Ice age (~ 2.6 million years ago). Although the underwater chambers are not accessible to regular tourists, one can still enjoy the freshness of…
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Tour de Cure 2016 | Biking for a cause
About Tour de Cure:Unlike it’s close namesake Tour de France, Tour de Cure is a not a gruesome bicycle race , rather a ride to raise money for diabetes research. In recent years it has gone from just a bicycling event to options like walking and running as well to include a…
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The Last 2 Years | Catching Up
Being decently active at maintaining and updating my blog at regular intervals (at least twice a month) to suddenly stopping adding new posts and then finally hanging up a maintenance page on it for almost a year and a half. It was not a random decision, definitely not an easy…
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Kolkata Meets Florida
My journey from the City of Joy to the Sunshine State of Florida was a long and memorable one. It was also a journey of many Firsts.My First International Travel – My First journey through numerous Time Zones – My first epic 14 hours flight ( a major chunk of the…