His Master’s Toys

“All is but toys: renown, and grace, is dead; The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of” — William Shakespeare

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Bruce Lee in Hong Kong

April 27th, 2008 · No Comments

A little bit of self-publicity never hurts. Just another photograph from my photo.net photography portfolio.

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Tags: Comics · art · china · culture · photography

Concept of Time in Hindu Mythology

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I love this: “We now move on from the human plane to the world of the departed souls - the pitrus. Here, a human month equals the length of a day. The brighter half of a lunar month constitutes the pitru’s day time and the darker half their night. ”
I also love this: “Thus, [...]

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Tags: culture · india · time

The Camel Fair

September 11th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Two years ago, when I reached Pushkar, Rajasthan on the first day of the Camel Fair, I was stunned by its grandeur and beauty. What also surprised me was the fact that there were barely any Indian tourists. Of course, everyone from the neighboring towns in Rajasthan was there, including the pilgrims who had come [...]

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