Trip to Vedanthangal

This is my second trip to Vedanthangal. Previous visit was close to 10 years back but then, the place remains the same and its serenity is maintained. We were there in the evening and the place was buzzing with birds. People over there say there must be around 40K birds, most of which are migrated … Continue reading Trip to Vedanthangal

The Brain – Book

This book written by neuroscientist David Eagleman is the story about you, as the tag line says. It is all in the brain, is something known. How and why, this book clearly walks us through. Books starts with a thoughtful sentence, "who you are depends on where you have been". While the author explains the … Continue reading The Brain – Book

Trip to Munnar – Part 3

Day 3 started with visit to Spice Garden at 'Greenland spices and ayurvedics'. There are many spice gardens in this surrounding and all has guided tour of the garden. Our guide walked us through different spice, herbs and medicinal plants in the garden. Starting with Pepper, Elachi,Cocoa, Sithirathai (Lesser galangal), Nutmeg, Kalvaazhai, medicinal turmeric, clove … Continue reading Trip to Munnar – Part 3