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		<title>Through the ruins of Hampi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Bellari district, &#62;350 Kms from Bangalore Route: Bangalore – Hospet– Hampi We were: Nisa, Sanjeev and myself Hampi was always in our minds. We have been thinking about visiting Hampi. The only thing that kept us away, was its enormity. After we visited Hampi, that is still the most striking thing in mind &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firenze &#8211; down Renaissance memory lane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Tuscany Region of Italy. We were: Sanjeev (with a Canon 550D) and myself. So you know who took the photos here. One of the most beautiful cities I have been to. Florence. Firenze. Cradle of renaissance. Capital of Tuscany. Fashion high street. Home to the who-is-who of literature, art and fashion: Dante, Boccaccio, Leonardo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/610</link>
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		<title>2 days in Venice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Veneto Region of Italy. Route: 10 minutes in local buses from Mestre in Mainland. We were: Sanjeev (with a Canon 550D) and myself. So you know who took the photos here. Venice &#8211; Venezia &#8211; romantic, beautiful, magical. Heard a lot about it and always wanted to visit this city. Wealthy city of sea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/442</link>
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		<title>Beautiful from this angle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Maha Khan Philip Brilliant debut. This is a post-9/11 novel with a special focus on Pakisthan women. But if you thought it is about how Bush or Bin laden traumatizes the Burkha clad woman, you are in for a surprise. Read this fresh, crisp, debut novel &#8211; and you will not put it down. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/430</link>
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		<title>Weekend getaway &#8211; Jenukkallu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: 250 Kms from Bangalore, near Hassan Route: Bangalore – Neelamangala – Kunigal – Sakleshpur &#8211; Hanbal We were: A team of colleagues It was just like a summer vacation, a return to those much awaited school holidays to run around, fall in mud, dip in pools, pluck sour mangoes &#8211; just that it all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/392</link>
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		<title>Trip to Pondicherry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Coast of Tamil Nadu, > 150 Kms south of Chennai Route: Chennai &#8211; ECR &#8211; Mahabalipuram &#8211; Pondicherry We were: Nisa, Sanjeev and me We had been planning to visit Pondicherry for quite a long time. I had gone there once for a short stay in the Pondicherry University, but in a hurry to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/271</link>
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		<title>A day trip &#8211; Gopalaswamy Betta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Chamarajnagar, Karnataka, India. Highest peak in Bandipur. 220 km from Bangalore Route: Bangalore &#8211; Mysore &#8211; Gundulpet &#8211; Himavat Gopalswamy betta We were: 4 families, 3 generations More pictures: My Gallery We went to this clouded (Himavat) hill on our way to Wayanad. There was a sudden change in the plan when a friend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/211</link>
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		<title>Rudeness in Finesse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was quite impressed by Vir Shagvi’s political columns long back and was curious to know that he was a foodie. When I picked the book from recipe section of a bookstore, I didn&#8217;t know that he was a celebrity foodie. The book, a collection of his columns on food, is a light read. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/194</link>
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		<title>Coffee with Cultural History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Those Days There was No Coffee: Writings in Cultural History by A.R. Venkatachalapathy I had been searching for this book for quite a long time and got hold of this last week. Reasons for searching for it – my interest in food writing, coffee, history and south India. And yes, I had heard about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smrti.net/archives/172</link>
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		<title>Biafran Yellow Sun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A book which you want to read again and again. At the same time, you don’t want to read again for a false fear of losing your first impression. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi is that book. Very sensitive characterization, deliberate mix up of calendar in plot, Biafrian history that has to [...]]]></description>
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