This post is a description of how to setup Rtags on Emacs. The internet is has quite a few resources about Rtags' setup, but despite that I had to go over several of them to get things up and running for me. Rtags is ideally meant to work for C++ projects that use CMake build …
A tale by the river : Talakadu
Let me take my readers today to a hamlet called Talakadu. Once a capital city of the Ganga dynasty, now reduced to a 'heap of sand'. There are many legends, folklore and mysteries surrounding Talakadu. Legend says that aeons ago in the Jungles of this area lived two brothers (some stories say they were demons, …
A stroll at Hoskote Lake
It was a fine Sunday morning. The past week Bangalore witnessed intermittent spells of rains and the the days were overcast and gloomy. In the past few weeks some of my birding trips to the lake was cut short by spells of rain. Today was different. There was a cool breeze and the sun was …
We are all in a hurry…
I start my day by seeing the newspaper boy fling the paper as I watch its different pages landing all over the place. He has almost 10 seconds between the opening and closing of the lift at each floor, to fling papers to 4 different door steps. He is always in a hurry. I wonder …
The Onam Sadya Demystified
With another Onam round the corner, all Kerala restaurants are flaunting its customers with the promise of a Kerala feast or the Onam Sadya as it is more popularly known. I thought it appropriate to decode the Onam Sadya ( and no, Onam Sadya does not include beef and liquor). The 'Sadya' is not specific …
The ‘Arabian Nights’
On the 7th of May 2017, I woke up to the morning rays hitting me through the windows of an Airplane. I looked down and saw waves, brown in color and not the usual shades of blue. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was looking at the sand dunes and not …
In God’s Own country, at the People’s own festival – Thrissur Pooram
It was peak summer time in Kerala, but I was determined to check out one item from my Bucket list and that was to witness 'Thrissur Pooram' in all its glory. Our Journey this time was on the chariots of Indian Railways. For an overnight journey I believe trains are the best option if you …
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Wonders Under and Above the Earth
It was the first day of a long weekend. While most of Bangalore was still slumbering, my wife and I had packed our bags and by 4AM we had hit the roads. This time our destination was a small hamlet somewhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh called Gandikotta. Known as 'The Grand Canyon of India', …
On A Tiger Trail
It took almost 1.5 years and three visits for me to finally pen down an article on Jungle Retreat. The first trip we made was in January 2016, where we encountered a tiger while on a trek, the next trip was in December 2016, again we were on the trek when we all heard a …
Lakes of Bangalore: Part II – Kasavanahalli Lake
In the second post in this series I will be taking my readers to Kasavanahalli Lake a beautiful but dwindling lake on the Sarjapur main road. This lake has been in the news for the wrong reasons. It has been a witness to encroachments by the land mafia on several occasions. On the boundary of …
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