Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Bollywood Love Story - Oprah Show
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090826-tows-aish-rai-ab-bachchan
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Not Giving Up - Inspirationalspark
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Tradition of Rangolis
As the festive season of Diwali is fast approaching, I thought this link would come in use. Here are some design patterns of rangolis. Do try these colorful ones and make it grand!
http://www.diwalifestival.org/the-tradition-of-rangoli.html
http://www.diwalifestival.org/rangoli-patterns.html (Rangoli Patterns)
http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-rangoli.html (Rangoli Design)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Games for the Brain
Here are some interesting games which will keep your brain active. Try them!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Reflective Images - The camera captures light ... Our Mind Captures Images
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Raja Ravi Varma - Timeless Paintings
50 best Travel Sites - You Probably Never Heard Of
Visit some of these off the beaten path travel sites before you finalise your travel plans.
It catalogues some 50 travel sites catering to different needs. There is something for everyone and here are a few to sample.
http://www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/ - Unique hotels of the world
http://www.sleepinginairports.net/ - The budjet travelers guide to sleeping in airports
http://www.licketytrip.com/ - last minute Vacation rentals
http://www.luggageonline.com/50-travel-sites.cfm - 50 best travel websites
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Frommer's Travel Guides - The Best Trip Starts Here!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Paper Dolls - Kirakirahoshi
Navratri - Nine nights of prayers and festivities
This time of the year in India, wherever you go, you will find Navratri (NINE NIGHTS) being celebrated in their own unique way. In Gujarat they have Garba (Dance form). All the men and women gather together and dance thru the night and seek blessings of Ambe Mata (Goddess Durga). In Bengal they have Durga pooja and in Southern states they keep Bommai kolu for nine days and invoke Goddess Durga, lakshmi and Saraswati. Family members come together and celebrate this festival and perform pujas and pray for the well being of one and all.
The below link explains at length the navratri kolu tradition and the way to worship the dieties and the correct way of exhibiting the dolls.
http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/09/marapachi-bommai-kolu-dolls-during.html
Get inspired by the artistic kolam and do try one of them during the festivities!
Click on the below link and get started.Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Visit London - London's top city guide
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Manjula's kitchen - Indian Vegetarian Recipes
Ramayana retold by C. Rajagopalachari
I was browsing through the website once more and thought I would add the link for Ramayana as well!
http://www.gita-society.com/bhagavad-gita-section3/ramayana.pdf
National Parks of USA
I love traveling and camping and have visited many national parks of US (both east and west coasts) while living there.
My favorites being Zion, Yosemite, Arches and Grand Canyon and Yellow Stone.
It is a totally different experience and each of the 58 NPs are unique and has beautiful sceneries and great wildlife and a real treat for photographers and naturalists.
National Geographic - Supporting Exploration, Education and Conservation Since 1888
Monday, September 14, 2009
India's water crisis: When the rains fail | The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14401149
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Incredible India
Friday, September 11, 2009
Mahabharata retold by C.Rajagopalachari
I came across this website accidentally and got this wonderfuly written Mahabharata story in a very simple form. Makes for a good read for both young and old. Hope you like it!
http://www.gita-society.com/bhagavad-gita-section3/mahabharata.pdf
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Top 100 Wonders
"Planning to travel and do sightseeing? Browse through the top 100 wonders of the world or navigate through the site to find the best tourist attractions by country & cities. Where will you go next?"
http://famouswonders.com/
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Fifty Good Novels
One of my hobbies is reading, and always on the look out for good novels. I searched the web and found these links. I am sure you will find the list useful if you are a booklover like me!
http://www.colchsfc.ac.uk/library/Readinglistenglish.htm
http://www.goodshortnovels.com/our_evolving.html
Monday, September 7, 2009
World of Quotes - Historic Quotes and Proverbs
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Inspirational Movies From Simple Truths
Friday, September 4, 2009
WHFoods: The World's Healthiest Foods
http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php
Organic Foods and More: 30 Days to a Greener, Healthy Diet
Healthy Eating Plan - Healthy Diet Choices - thedailygreen.com: "Organic Foods and More: 30 Days to a Greener, Healthy Diet"
21 Ways to Reduce Your Spending Without Making Your Life Miserable
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Charlie Hoehn--Recession-proof Graduate
http://www.slideshare.net/choehn/recessionproof-graduate-1722966
Imagesbazaar-- Largest collection of Indian images
It is a commercial site.
http://www.imagesbazaar.com/
Springwise - Your daily fix of enterpreneurial ideas
Introduction to the blog
My name is Pratibha Udayabhaskar and I am from Mumbai, India. I am a homemaker and I love to read, watch interesting programs on televison and love to be online and learning new things.Here in this space you will find new and interesting websites/posts/articles that I come across during my daily search activity on the web. I hope you may find it useful and informative . The idea here is to learn and share the knowledge gained. Do visit this blog on a regular basis and do spread the word! See you again.