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It is that time in the cycle of events, when the ‘common man’, in what he believes is his duty towards the country casts his vote; in the hope that his act is in the best interest of the state; and that, whoever he chooses would lead the state to greater progress through the next five years. Kerala is going to polls next week, and the streets are alive with the campaigners; the heat of the…

I am back.. Let’s blog again..

Yep, I know, It’s been a while. Between getting engaged.. married.. moving to a new country.. settling down.. getting used to the new workplace.. it is not that I was too busy, but blogging.. but guess what, that does make a good excuse. Yup, a lot did happen since the last post. Shifted my base of operations from the land of the rising sun to the far far west.. All that and more… pretty soon..…

Brooklyn Museum – woodblock print of Mount Fuji

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“I stood upon the hills, when heaven’s wide arch Was glorious with the sun’s returning march, And woods were brightened, and soft gales Went forth to kiss the sun-clad vales. The clouds were far beneath me; bathed in light, They gathered midway round the wooded height, And, in their fading glory, shone Like hosts in battle overthrown.”

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……………H W Longfellow; Sunrise on the Hills

And the wheels kept rolling..

“As-salamu alaykum; Are you from Egypt?”; echos in my ears, and someone was shaking me awake with…

Come winter, the gardens of Nabana-no-Sato  at Kuwana are adorned with a million tiny coloured lights, twinkling all the way, atune to the background score. One of the largest winter illumination displays of the world, with over 8 million LEDs all lit up,…