The popular (and my favorite) Google Earth has not yet provided a satellite image of Madurai city , though some southern outskirts are viewable. This gap has been plugged by Yahoo Maps, which I realised only today, also provides a satellite and hybrid view.
Enjoy the satellite view of Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple (Pics courtesy and copyright Yahoo, [...]

From a possible candidacy for the Presidentship of India to being proclaimed anti-national with demands of deportation, the fall was quick for Infosys Chief Mentor Mr Narayana Murthy. It may have been just a minor error of judgement on his part, not the playing of National Anthem itself, but the mentioning of embarassment to foreign visitors. The politicians don’t like outspoken [...]

It certainly took a long time coming but it did happen. Not without some drama and controversy. Conspiracy theories were floating around. After all that, Anand is finally the number 1 Chess player in the world. A dream for many Indian chess fans (and fellow Chennaiite) like me has come true. An inspiration for an entire [...]

Whenever I get a little depressed or angry with India (such as the world cup disaster, a ban on FTV or a bandh in Chennai for instance), I go here to look at these stunning images. It takes just a few minutes for me to become a chest thumping Indian.
On the positive side, BMW has inaugurated its Chennai [...]