Recently, I had a chance to drive State Highway No 25 ( SH-25) between Rajkot to Jamnagar in Gujarat in March 5, 2013 and I felt so good driving there that I thought I must post an article about it. Well, before I drove on this road, I thought the Delhi Panipath National Highway was…
Top 3 Reasons why you should not buy Nikon DSLR
I have been a Nikon DSLR user for last 12 years and now finally decided to sell off all my Nikon bodies, Lenses, Flash lights etc. But before doing so, I would like to advise anyone not to buy Nikon DSLR anymore. I think, Nikon was good till the time they manufactured their DSLR bodies…
My Nikon D7000 woe continues
After waiting 20 agonising days, I got my 8 Months old Nikon D7000 repaired ( well, they replaced the complete prism box, cleaned the sensor), after 10 days and after 800 clicks, a bright sensor spot started appearing! Well, I put the lens Sigma 150-500mm on this body Nikon D7000 on 21st Feb 2013, at…
8 days for cleaning Nikon DSLR sensor!
Recently, I observed a small spot on the sensor of my Nikon DSLR D7000 while viewing through its viewfinder. I also noticed a small spot on printouts of photos with sky or white background! I almost got panicked and decided to handover the camera to Nikon service centre in Udaipur as my camera was not…
How Airtel ‘steals’ money from illiterate Indian citizens
I almost respect Airtel, how they come out with innovative ways to ‘steal’ money from its subscribers in the name of Value Added Service (VAS)! My domestic helper, who has been living with us for many years in Assam and who came to live with us recently as we have an infant in our house.…
The Silent Telecom Scam: How Airtel tries to steal money from me
Yesterday, I got an SMS from Airtel, thanking me for choosing their AUDIO TALKIES! Also, they promptly deducted Rs.1 from my balance! Wow! what a service! Only problem is, I never heard of such service AUDIO TALKIES, and I never subscribed to it! So, I promptly tweeted to Airtel_Presence as well as updated in my…
Cost of Advertisements : Kinder Joy
If you are parents of kid around 5 years old, if you have a TV with cable connection ( or DTH), chances are you have bought an item called “Kinder Joy” for your kid. This product Kinder Joy is advertised extensively in all Kid’s channels like Cartoon Network, Ceebies etc.and chances are, you get to…
My Quickr Experience
I tried to sell two things in Quickr, once a almost new Nikon D5100 DSLR with kit-lens and the other time, I tried to sell my Nikon AF-S 70-300mm ED VR lens. Both the times, I was contacted buy Nigerian Net fraudsters! The first one posed as an wife of Indian Oil executives posted in…
Why migrant communities live near railway stations in India?
While traveling around India, as well as some other South Asian countries, I have observed that, the migrant communities normally live in and around railway stations! I have not found any difference in this pattern even in Raurkela, in my numerous visits here! Raurkela was a place of Adivasis ( original inhabitants of India, now…
Hurricane Sandy And my Blog statistics
As per latest report, 22 people have reportedly lost their lives in New York City in a devastating hurricane Sandy which struck east coast of USA yesterday. Millions of people went without power and people are updating their Facebook status as having to have candle light dinner! Once again, nature has proved itself to be…