Qutub Minar The Iconic Structure
Qutub Minar Delhi has been center of many dynasties and been capital of Independent India. Qutub minar is a famous monument and I guess every Indian would know about it. This time I got a chance to see it and…
R.S.V.P.
RSVPing R.S.V.P. is a short form for “répondez s’il vous plaît” which translates to “respond please” and is actually a French phrase which is considered old fashioned and formal and not used these days. But you would see the use…
WazirX Heist and Lazarus Group
Cryptocurrency and Exchange like WazirX If you are looking for a primer on Bitcoin, I wrote this years back. Feel free to check it out. Recently on July 18 2024 WazirX, an Indian Crypto Exchange, was hacked and there was…
A tribute to Sharda Sinha
Sharda Sinha: Doyen of Bhojpuri Music I am not sure but maybe it’s somewhere in 1990s. We used to live in a place called Boleng in Arunachal Pradesh. There were many times when our days began with music of Sharda…
Bangaluru Hero Stones or the Veeragallu
What really is Old Bengaluru? History of Bengaluru for many starts with Kempegowda and there is no doubt Kempegowda clan (Yelahanka Nadaprabhus) played a major role in 16th century building of city of Bengaluru. But the history of Bengaluru goes…
De Lannoy – The Great Captain or Valliya Kappitan
Dutch the Colonizers There is a lot of noise about British rule and history being written and read about them. But have you heard about the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) or the Dutch East India Company, one of the first joint…