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A weekend getaway to the Nilgiris

Skywatch Friday - An evening in Parangipettai

Parangipettai is just another fishing hamlet on the Coromandel Coast. But centuries ago, it had another name and an identity - Porto Novo. It was then a colony of the Portuguese who had set up a trading post initially but later ruled parts of India. This Skywatch we visit the shores of this erstwhile port. The entire jetty that we see here was once a thriving port , but today we see no evidence of the same

Skywatch- Sunset in a barren field

There is beauty in barrenness. Many a time I have stopped in the middle of a road journey while journeying through obscure villages just for moments like this.

This was photographed while driving through some cotton fields in North Karnataka.

Skywatch this Friday - A village Kallidaikurichi

Kallidaikurichi, located down south in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. Picturesque, the region is surrounded with forests, waterfalls, rivers and streams.

Offbeat India - Vattakottai

A Dutch naval officer leads an army against an Indian king, only to be defeated by him. The story however does not end there. The king, impressed by the foreigner hires him and makes him a commander in his own army . The Dutch officer then trains the Indian army, builds forts and even helps them defeat their local and international rivals in war.

A vignette of life in rustic lif....

India's first women pilot

In 1936, when there were only men in the cockpits of the metal birds in air, one lady dared to do what no one else even dreamed of. At only 21, Sarla Thakral opened new avenues for women as India’s first woman pilot.

At the eve of 64th Independence Day of India

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