Delhi Darshan

Reached "Rail bhawan'- (near india gate, rashra bhathi Bhawan) from kalkaji.
Metro ride
Metro station name 'Central secratariat' and to re ch 'chandini chawk' take train to 'Vishwa vidyalaya'
(Rs.9) Metro train is good, as good as any othermetros(singapore,bangkok),Auto door opening and closing,hv announcement for safety, next stations,changing lines- both in english and hindi, inside the train there are diagrams ,of the station routes, lcd displays, we hv clear glass to view outside(but this is an under ground route!, so u can see only the dark tunnel),the train is clean,
In 'rajiv chowk' huge crowd got in, so the 'metro' is running in profit!
No pawn chewing, no smoking,
Gurudwara
Walk outside the station is the 'Sisganj Saheb' gurudwara- place of martyrdom of Guru Teg bhahudur sing
-visited had prasadam.
Haldirams
Near the station and near the gurudwara., good thali meal.
Jamma masjid
Took a cycle rickshaw, only 5 minutes from haldirams,
Inside it is very good.
Especially, the view from the 'minar' which is 150ft, is Wow!wow!
View of red fort from there made me go to red fort nex(was not in my plan), inside the masjid there is a big place where they, spread the corns, for the pigieons , which flocks In to eat.
When we see from the top of the minar, can see the exact planning, of the jamma masjId, the front portions, which were supposed to be the fountains, and the grounds are very well planned.
Red fort(was the seat of Indian power)
Built by Shahjahan, this is huge, and stands sturdy, the view itselfs epitomise strength.
This kind of construction 300 -400 yrs back is amazing. As in many forts, there is a big 'pit' surronding the fort(may they had waters in this, some kind of defence system so that no one can enter).
Swantantra sangama sangrahalaya, the museum on Indian independence is a must see.
There is also the war musuem displaying arms,rifles,swords,shields...
At the middle there is 'Diwan-I-Am' the place the emperor gives the public audience , a huge marble platform, facing the big garden.
AT the back there are 3 - 4 halls, supposed to be very good painted, carved and decorated, but now it has become very old,in one of these halls, is the place where the famous "peacock throne" was there.
There is also the moti masjid, which aurangezeb built .

Dilli Haat

Dilli Haat has handicraft stalls from different states of India, the first thing that came to my mindis tge similarity of "Night Bazar" in Bangkok.
There are stalls for "Hyderabad pearls","Paschima shawls", "pondichery Handicrafts".... I am not sure if you want some thing from some state, you can find here, meaning if some one asks me where can I get "Tanjore Dolls", I can't say go to Dilli hat you will find...
Its attempt to bring many states handicrafts, but I won't give it 100%, I can say 50%
I had tea and dosa at "tamilnadu tourism" restaurant<you can find restaurantsrom many states>
And also excellent "organic Masala tea"(wow I am sipping it..very very good) from "Navdanya" organic shop.
I saw 'bioscope' , read tarrot cards.

Stupid Questions

My Cousin sent me this mail, Very Interesting! Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up everytwo hours? If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat? Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there isnot enough? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, butcheck when you say the paint is wet? Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection? Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard? Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw arevolver at him? Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"? What is the speed of darkness? Are there specially reserved parking spaces for "normal" people at theSpecial Olympics? If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as coldtomorrow, how cold will it be? If it's true that we are here to help others, what are the others doinghere? Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer? Do you cry under water? How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be agood idea to put wheels on luggage? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binocularsto look at things on the ground? Did you ever stop and wonder...... Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeezethese pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?" Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna eatthe next thing that comes outta its bum." Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to ahorrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer? Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't pointto their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you getundressed if they are going to look up there anyway? Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're bothdogs! Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream?? If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? (This one kills me!!!!!) If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables,then what is baby oil made from? If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the sametune? Stop singing and read on . . . . . . . .Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you,but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive any faster?

saravana bhavan ,Cp,New delhi.

I am sitting at \"saravana bhavan\" ,Cp,New delhi. One interesting observations, is I see lot of foreigners, one of them trying to understand , what \"parota\" is? This is the second time , I am observing lot of foreigners here and I think it\'s regular, as this hotel is at a place, where lot of foreign tourist, come as it is in a center of Delhi. What do they think of this food?

ChaCha!

This revenue model puzzle
Me, first we had free mail account, then we had free web hosting,free search engine, free blog space, now at http://www.chacha.com Some specialized person helps me searching.
Where is the return of investment, ad..revenue,customer base<what u will sell them?>....I am scratching my head!

Blog Alive!

Bla!bla!bla!
I was reading a book on blog, where the author says if u don't blog periodically, then the blog is considered almost dead.
So I am bloggg, bla!bla!bla!

Book Reading Policy

Since the amount of time required to read a book is some times too much and also I don't want to stop half way, I hv decided to follow a Book selection policy based on some key points.
1.Why do I want to read?(20%)
Answer may be:
A.Curiosity
b.Professional necessity
C.Just chance
D.Some one recommended
2.How/Where it will fit my long term goal?(20%)
A.social goal
B.Technical goal
C.Health Goal
3.Have I read a review?(15%)
A.Yes
B.No
4.How much time per day, and how long will it take?(15%)
E.g; 30 minutes a day and one month
5.How important and urgent it is?(25%)
Scale 1(very)to 5(less).
6.what category it falls?(5%)
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Technical

Based on the above, the total % is calculated:
>75%-start now
40-75%-review again after a week or so
<40%-Drop it

Global Book Mark!

I usually use the IE's Export Favourite Feature to carry my Favourites, but http://del.icio.us/ may be the answer, but to tag , we may need to install the delicious in our local machine, this may be an hindarnce. The formation of the name is quiet interesting.

Public Toliets in Delhi

Read in Hindu, today that , High Court has ordered Municipal Corporation to keep the toilets Clean. Surprisingly, as i walking to the Internet cafe, found a new look for a Public Toilet on the way. Swift Action! if they can maintain this spirit, it will be great.

Email as Access point!

After a quite long time trying to use my mobile phone to blog, this addresses to some extent my , accesS point concept

Access point For Blogging

A PC cannot be access point for a blog,as this may delay the blogging, as we dont carry them always and also depends upon your connectivity to NET. So the ideal access point can be a mobile phone, as more and moremobile phones comes more features, we can see realtime blogging happening, immdlty when an event happens or a thought appears.