Sri Lankan military forces took control of LTTE‘s last bastion, Mullaittivu, last week. This, along with the capture of Kilinochchi on January 2, signals the beginning of the end of Tamil Eelam‘s fight for a sovereign socialist Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka, lasting nearly three decades. The war to de-establish [...]
Archive for January, 2009
What does the fall of LTTE mean to India?
Posted in India, politics, tagged Al-Qaeda, India, Indian Ocean, LeT, LTTE, Sri Lanka, Tamil Eelam, terror, terrorist on January 28, 2009 | 20 Comments »
Chitra Sante 2009
Posted in Art, bangalore, tagged Art, bangalore, chitra sante, citizen matters on January 27, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I covered the event for Citizen Matters. You can have a look at the brief article with few images here: http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/762-art-chitra-santhe-2009 Watch out my flickr photostream for more images.
Chitra Sante by Chitrakala Parishat
Posted in Art, bangalore, tagged Art, bangalore, BWS, chitra sante, Chitrakala parishat on January 23, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Chitra Sante is an ‘Art for All’ event organized by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. The event will be on Kumara Krupa Road (near Chief Minister’s house), where artists from all over India showcase their art works. The event will display affordable art works of all kinds. This annual event happens every year on last Sunday of [...]
Bangalore Bird Race 2009
Posted in bangalore, bird watching, Birding, India, wildlife, tagged bangalore, bird race, bird race 2009, bird watching, Birding, birds, hsbc bird race, indian bird race, pittas on January 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I had heard a lot, and I have been waiting long time for this (less than a year of course, otherwise i’d have written about BBR 2008). The time has finally come. HSBC Bangalore Bird Race 2009 is on 18th January 2009, and i am excited to be participate in my first bird race, the [...]
Slumdog millionaire review
Posted in milliondollars, movies, Music, review, tagged A R rahman, Danny Boyle, movie, movie review, Q&A, slumdog millionaire, Vikas swarup on January 14, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Based on Vikas Swarup‘s Q&A, Slumdog Millionaire is a masterpiece created by director Danny Boyle with lesser known actors in lead roles. The movie, set around Mumbai slums, revolves around a ‘slumdog’ who wins the top prize by answering all the questions right in the game show Who wants to be a millionaire? Jamal Malik, [...]
Super telephoto lenses under $1500 for bird photography
Posted in bird photography, photography, technology, tagged bird photography, Canon, DSLR, lenses, Nikon, sigma, super telephoto, super telephoto lenses, telephoto lenses, wildlife photography on January 13, 2009 | 36 Comments »
What’s a super telephoto lens? Lenses with focal length greater than or equal to 300mm. Most important aspect to consider before you buy any gear is to decide what do you want to photograph. This might seem trivial, but it is the most important thing going forward. This is as important as deciding to shoot [...]
