My original birth certificate was retained by the school during my admission in class I. It was a rule in Govt. schools during those times. The rule has now been modified though. Later on, the matriculation certificate has served as an authentic proof of age (Date of Birth). PAN card, passport and adhar card issuing …

I feel myself lucky to have friends who are genuinely interested in photography. Today Sudeep (Sudeep Sarkar) asked me a very interesting question. About which I had never given thought. Why F numbers are used instead of aperture diameter to standardise measurement of aperture? A very interesting question. So, after …

This article talks about how to control camera using laptop or phone. What is tethering? Tethering means connecting one device to another. In photography, tethering means connecting the camera with a computer, laptop or smartphone. The camera controls (all except manual controls) are transferred to the device …

"Oh, what a weather. Perfect for a day out with the camera." You say to yourself on a fine day with perfect light and weather for photography. You plan out everything very quickly. You select a tourist spot in your city. You arrive the spot, fully geared and start taking photographs. However, soon you realize …

It's exactly 2 years since I last visited this hidden treasure of Bihar - Valmikinagar. मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगम: शशवती समाः । _यत क्रोंच्मिथुनादेकम अवधिः काममोहितम ।। _ "No, Hunter you will Never rest in peace since you killed a helpless bird unaware of surroundings due to play of the animal instincts" …

Some things cannot be explained in words. At least at this moment, I'm falling short of words. Words to explain the magical echo effect inside India's oldest surviving rock cut caves. Imagine a few monks chanting mantras inside a hall where the echo returns after about 2-3 seconds. After finishing one chant, when the …

Yet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top. Virginia Woolf The Dream The submerged truth started emerging on Nov 10, 2010 while me and some of my friends were commenting on an album I had recently uploaded in Facebook. The album was regarding a road trip I had …

On Nov 04, 2010, when we started from Patna at around 8 in the morning, never did we think that we will end up in this wonderful place called Valmikinagar two days later. This is the beauty (Or whatever you may call it) of working in CE sales!!! You got to travel a lot. And that too to places where you'd never go …

A very friend of mine said that 'Bihar' draws a picture in her mind. A 'charpayee' under a mango tree, summer afternoon and a radio playing. A very true picture of what 'Bihar' once upon a time, used to be. That was probably years back when we used to read about different states in our social studies book or may be a …

A supervisor-subordinate relationship can become stronger in four stages. The first stage is fulfilling of physical needs. Eating, drinking, sleeping, resting, relaxing etc. may be considered under this need. Imagine if your boss doesn't allow you to relax in between your work. Or say doesn't allow you to have your …