Mar 31, 2007

The last ride...


Cows crammed and transported to slaughter houses in Kerala...Snap taken near Cochin
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Mar 25, 2007

South Court, Pune...

The highlight of my recent visit to Pune was 'South Court' - the hotel where I stayed along with fellow architect Ravi John. It was by chance that we strolled into this colonial villa . Its located at Koregaon Park , the same street where Osho's commune is located. The hotel, which looks like a "booth bunglow" at first sight, is owned by a rich old Parsee gentleman we were told and is now under renovation. If properly redone, it has the potential of becoming an Architectural landmark in Pune.

The front facade...Architectural remains of a colonial past...


The bird bath sculpture...

wooden stairs leading to the rooms...



long covered verandah..typical colonial arch style




Ornamental mirror yet to be fixed back...





high ceiling rooms




Mar 20, 2007

The World as it should be...Upside down!


I saw this unusual world map hanging on the walls of an office in Delhi. It says its time to see the world as it really should be -The southern hemisphere on top and northern hemisphere at the bottom. Had the world been mapped by travellers from the south, the world map wud have looked exactly like this.