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Arabic Numbers

I have lived in Saudi Arabia for nearly 3 years between 2011 and 2013. Once again, I am back in Saudi Arabia in 2019.

During my first visit, I picked up a bit of Arabic Language. However, my knowledge of Arabic Language is still very tiny. I am comfortable forming sentences with 1 Arabic word in it.

However, I am very comfortable with Arabic Numbers.

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Negambo

Lately I have been travelling frequently to Riyadh as I joined Tools and Solutions. The first time I travelled this year was on 8May2019. This was during the month of Ramadan. So, I did not want to travel in any of Gulf Airlines and also I did not want to transit at any of the Gulf Airports. So, I chose to fly by Sri Lankan. The only trouble was that I had to spend between 12 and 18 hours in…

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Kudla

Kudla is a Mangalorean style restaurant in RT Nagar, Bangalore. It is the restaurant of the Hotel Coral Tree. It is a decent middle class restaurant; however, the food costs like a 5-star hotel. So, it is very rarely that we go to this restaurant as we feel that it is not value for money.

In the same complex, there is a Kebab Studio. We like the Kebab Studio and visit it more often. However,…

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Kudla

Kudla is a Mangalorean style restaurant in RT Nagar, Bangalore. It is the restaurant of the Hotel Coral Tree. It is a decent middle class restaurant; however, the food costs like a 5-star hotel. So, it is very rarely that we go to this restaurant as we feel that it is not value for money.

In the same complex, there is a Kebab Studio. We like the Kebab Studio and visit it more often. However,…

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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is about 15 KM from Mysore town, close to Srirangapatna. There are lots os varieties of Birds one can see here, especially during the season. Also, there are lots of Crocodiles here. One can get very close to these Crocodiles.

We last visited Ranganathittu on 25-Feb-2019 on our way back from Mysore to Bangalore. We reached Ranganathittu at around 10:00 AM.

Ther…

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Brindavan Gardens

Brindavan Gardens is one of the most beautiful gardens in India. I am not sure when it was made. However, it is a very old construction. It was made by Dr Vishweshwariah who also constructed the Krishna Raj Sagar Dam (KRS). The Brindavan Gardens is right adjacent to KRS.

Many Bollywood films have been shot in Brindavan Gardens. Not much has changed over so many years here. A little dash of…

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St. Philomena Church

St. Philomena Church is a very old Church in Mysore. It is a tourist attraction, while being an active church. Every tour Operator to Mysore takes the Tourists to St. Philomena Church.

I have been here many times since 1976. The last time we visited this church was on 24-Feb-2019. Here are some photographs from our visit.

Photographs of St. Philomena Church from various angles

St…

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Fortune Park, Vellore

I was invited to give a Keynote Speech at Vellore Institute of Technologyto the Computer Science Students. I requested Deepshree to accompany me and she agreed. So, I booked ourselves in Fortune Park Hotel as I found that the hotel was just 3 KM away from the venue of the event. Also, Fortune Park Hotel was one of the 2 4-star hotels in Vellore. There are no 5-star or higher rated hotels in…

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Mysore Wax Museum

As is the fashion in today’s world, Mysore also has a Wax Museum. We visited the Mysore Wax Museum on 24-Feb-2019.

There is Rs. 50 entry ticket per person. There is no charge for carrying cameras in this Museum.

Here are some photographs from our visit.

Mysore Wax Museum

Mysore Wax Museum

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Music of India I have created a few shows. This one is by far the one I have played most number of times. Enjoy (hopefully)!!! YouTube Link

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Sea Shell Museum

Sea Shell Museum is a new attraction in Mysuru (earlier called Mysore). I am not sure how long back this has been opened. However, I did not see this in 2017 when I had been to Mysore. We visited Sea Shell Museum on 24-Feb-2019.

There is an entrance ticket of Rs. 50 per person. Also, we had to pay Rs. 10 for carrying the camera.

The Museum us a rather small building. However, the artefacts…

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Yoga in Sainik Nagar

Yoga in Sainik Nagar

My father is 77 years old in 2019. He practises Yoga everyday for 1 hour and teaches Yoga for 1 hour everyday. He has been practicing Yoga for more than 40 years. He learnt Yoga from Bihar School of Yoga in Munger.

My father, Mr. Subodh Chandra Majumdar, lives in Sainik Nagar in Barasat. Sainik Nagar is about 40 KM from Kolkata. Every morning at 6:00 AM, Baba organises the Yoga Sessions.

Pictur…

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Lalit Mahal Palace

Lalit Mahal Palace is a beautiful Palace in Mysuru (earlier known as Mysore). Its walls are painted in White Colour as are most of the buildings in Mysore. It is a grand Palace house on a huge property. Many Bollywood films have been shot here over the years. It has been converted into a 5-star Hotel many years ago. However, it still allows people to just visit the Palace.

On 24-Feb-2019, from

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Mysore Maharaja Palace

Maharaja Palace is a must visit when you visit Mysuru (earlier known as Mysore). It is a grand Palace. I have been here many times since 1976. The grandeur of this place is intact. This time we visited Mysore Maharaja Palace on 24-Feb-2019, on the occasion of Riya’s 23rd birthday.

Though the Royal family is very much in news and active in many activities, they do not stay in this palace. This…

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Renewing Driving License

My Driving License expired on me reaching 50 years of age. So, I needed to renew it. I got it done without any hassles and without any middleman being involved. The new license was issued to me in less than 1 month of applying for the same. My total spend was less than Rs. 700 including Diesel charges for going and coming from the RTO and snacks that I had during this process.

Well, it would…

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Carnival in Limassol

Somewhere in the month of March, Carnival is celebrated in the city of Limassol. We were fortunate to witness the same in the year 2001. I had seen a carnival earlier in Cologne in 2000. However, the Carnival in Limassol was special as I thought the entire city had descended to celebrate as one.

The Carnival passed through the Pentadromos (The point where 5 roads meet) just 10 meters away from…

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Carnival in Limassol

Somewhere in the month of March, Carnival is celebrated in the city of Limassol. We were fortunate to witness the same in the year 2001. I had seen a carnival earlier in Cologne in 2000. However, the Carnival in Limassol was special as I thought the entire city had descended to celebrate as one.

The Carnival passed through the Pentadromos (The point where 5 roads meet) just 10 meters away from…