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The Black Cab: London’s Quintessential Icon
London. A city steeped in colourful history and breath-taking architecture, it boasts some of the World’s greatest museums, and is home to diverse cultures. All of this is what makes it one of the most famous and wondrous cities in the world. Plus, a city with myriad icons: The London Bus, Buckingham Palace, The Clock-Tower…
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Drift Diary
“Flick the steering, gas it, feel the rear kick out, and then leave the steering,” were precious words of advice from my instructor, Stanislav, from www.letsdrift.ru, who was giving me instructions on drifting on a snow-covered racetrack in Saint Petersburg, Russia. I followed his instructions to the T and soon enough the tyres were screeching and…
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Diu Tour
At a time when it seemed like almost everyone out there was descending on Goa, in droves, I zeroed in on another former Portuguese colony – Diu – which falls under theAdministration of Daman and Diu. Now, because my road trip would involve almost 1800+ kms of serious driving (back and forth), including a stopover…
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Kazakh Rhapsody
On a freezing January evening, when my dorm friends, Zhuldyz and Kamila, at Saint Petersburg University, where I’m currently pursuing my Masters in Psychology, casually asked if I’d like to visit their country – Kazakhstan – little did they expect me to reply in the affirmative. “I will come in July,” I said. A few Google searches later, after…
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Dual Purpose
You heard right, clown pants. That’s how one of my ex-bosses described the riding pants I used to own back then. While it would keep my bum safe if I got too close to the black top, it would certainly not keep me safe from ridicule. The same could be said of the kind of…
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Scent of a Woman’s Car
How often have you wished for your car to smell a certain way? Or wondered about what your car should smell like if that crush of yours asked you for a lift? What kind of a fragrance would be ideal? A car fragrance is an important aspect of our driving lives, yet also one that…
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The Drive
On February 14th, 2019, as News of the Pulwama attack flashed on the television screen at Ajmer airport, Umesh Gopinath Jadhav, 38, who along with his band members, was waiting to catch a flight back to Bangalore, after performing at a music show, got queasy. As the body count of the martyred soldiers started rising,…
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For the Love of Cars
“Rishab and I met in 2012 through common friends. His ‘bio data’ also came through a relative who predicted we were a good match. He had just returned from the US after completing his MBA in Entrepreneurship and I had quit my job to focus on applying to colleges for an MBA in marketing” says…
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Postcard from Lada land
Ever since our arrival in Saint Petersburg, the mecca of all things cultural, historical, and architectural, in Russia, we have seen churches that have left us speechless, come across mosques that are truly a work of art, and visited museums encompassing the rich history of the country, however, there is one other thing that stands out…
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Dry Rann- Not
Having worked non-stop, every single day of the week, for the last two and a half years, I was burnt-out and the Pandemic had only made matters worse by forcing us to remain cooped up indoors for the most part. While a few work-related trips were a welcome relief, they did little for the enthusiastic…
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