Kashmir of South India I had heard a lot about Munnar, the beautiful hill station in South India. And although I had visited places very close to Munnar, such as Theni (Tamil Nadu) – only about an hour’s drive from… Read more ›
How to prepare and submit a Complaint to a Consumer Forum Of late, I have appeared before the Consumer Forums in Mumbai on behalf of several consumers. The procedure is simple, and the decision quite fast. I have received a… Read more ›
Jodhpur – Land of Sand and Sand Dunes For a long time now, I had been planning to ride across the deserts and over the sand dunes in Rajasthan, atop our one humped camels. I narrowed down my search to… Read more ›
After the monsoons, Flamingoes – the lesser and the greater ones – and a lot of other migratory birds come to the coastal mudflats of India from the North.They feed on the mudflats during the next five or six months… Read more ›
the most popular week end get away for Kolkatians (Calcuttans) Digha (originally known as Beerkul) is the most popular beach, and weekend get away, for the people of West Bengal in general, and Kolkata in particular. In 1780, in one… Read more ›
Whale Sharks “Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the sea, and yet, we know the least about them,” Jeff Swanagan, Executive Director and President, declared shortly after the opening of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, U.S. Seeing a Whale Shark… Read more ›
Social Inequality The extent of social inequality in India – even after 6 decades of independence, is to say the least, unbelievably appalling. Our politicians, whose primary job is to reduce, if not remove, social inequality, clearly believe in the… Read more ›
Jogeshwari Caves in Mumbai Jogeshwari Caves, dating back to 520 to 550 AD, are some of the earliest Hindu cave temple sculptures located off the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari (East) in northern Mumbai (Bombay). They are a 45-minute journey… Read more ›
Medical Tourism Ophthalmological Treatment in India – Cataract India is the ideal location for all types of cataract surgeries…….from cheap sutureless Small Incision Cataract Surgeries to sophisticated micro Phaco surgeries with the most advanced implanted lenses. Cataract surgeries take about… Read more ›
Ophthalmological Treatment in India Why should patients from the West come to countries like India for medical treatment? The answer is two fold:
When we think of caves, we visualize locations in inaccessible places hidden amidst deep forests. Some caves were carved out in inaccessible places because of fear of prosecution by kings and rulers of different faiths, or due to the… Read more ›
American Medical Association (AMA’s) Guidance on medical tourism The AMA issued the following Press Release on June 16, 2008. For the first time, the AMA has accepted the practicability of Medical Tourism. Press Release Dated: June 16, 2008 CHICAGO —… Read more ›