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Category: Interesting
85 to 95 percent of eyes/skin donation by Gujaratis / Jains
Article in Times of India which mentions the Kutchi Patrika. Also highlights the point that Gujaratis/Jains are ahead of other communities in eye/skin donation. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-Mumbai-85-eyes-95-skin-donated-by-Gujaratis-Jains/articleshow/19299085.cms
Zoomin : Print a calendar (in India)
Groupon : USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet is an aircraft carrier that served in World War II and is now stationary in Alameda It is a four level ship with self explanatory exhibits and some guided tour, has a nice view of the bay too. We went there recently and felt it is a good …
McDonald goes Vegetarian…
McDonald is going vegetarian – not completely but it could be a trend setter… http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/09/04/160543754/mcdonalds-goes-vegetarian-in-india
101 things all SF Kids should do before growing up
Good article and good reference for kids activities: 101 things all SF Kids should do before growing up
placesnearpune.com
Since I use KV as a personal diary also to document the things I may want to recollect later (and in the process help other people discover nice things also) here is a fantastic blog on Places Near Pune. http://www.placesnearpune.com/ It is maintained by a person who returned to Pune …
Starbucks and Beetle extract controversy
Why is this not a wilful exercise by yet another corporation to dupe their customers for their own profit? Rather than alienating and losing their Vegetarian clientele by letting the source of the coloring be known, they bury it under the loophole of the “law” not requiring them to publicly …
Hare and Tortoise with a twist
Since we did the Hare and Tortoise drama in 2010 for Kojain BayArea Diwali, this story seemed interesting to me. 🙂 Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a …
Pinnacle National Monument – A fun place to visit
Located about 2 hours from San Jose, Pinnacles National Monument is a very beautiful place to visit – if there would have been lot of rain this year then I can imagine it looking similar to zion canyons etc. But this is something different than most of the parks in …