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Recently I consulted a doctor, a naturopath (my favourite line of medicine) and he remarked how am the most healthy and happy on a vacation, and suggested that I take a vacation every month to which my sister-in-law remarked why not make life a vacation and that got me thinking! Its not something I have…
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Inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi last year, the Baps Hindu Mandir off Abu Dhabi is the first temple of that scale in the middle-east, and the the number of Hindus working in the region, it is but a valued addition! The temple is similar to all its peers across the world,…
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The region’s youngest and most effervescent city, revels in its location, a couple of hours away from the glitz of Europe and the bustling bylanes of India or even the climes of Africa, and with its geography, natural treasures (read oil), exemption on taxes and a visionar sheikh it has managed to gain a stronghold…
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While Chris Martin thanked the crowd for making it to Abu Dhabi, he made sure to thank all the people who travelled a great distance to be there and why not for the entire reach of the middle-east and beyond came the mile to watch the greatest band in the world at the moment perform…
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Jeff Bezos was intermittently the richest man in the world, the man who built his wealth with the online commerce portal amazon, also has a policy on no presentations in the company and the sharing of ideas as a script on white paper. This way of communicating is said to bring great alacrity to the…
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The latest TomTom traffic index has ranked Bengaluru as the worst traffic congested city in Asia. Though the name of the study sounds funny, this ain’t no laughing matter. It definitely does not feel so when I am sitting in traffic. Luckily the day I was stuck in the worst traffic that took me 2…
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Literally translating to Kanha Peace Forest, this ashram like place located in the Kanha Village off the major city of Hyderabad in Telangana is true to its name a harbinger of peace. Meditation is at the core of the Heartfulness philosophy that is the centre point of all the endeavours including lifestyle products, events or…
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The handle is the handshake of a building said one famous architect and in that feel of space, I’d like to add that if architecture is the way the built mass is read, the reason Interior Design is so relevant is that it is how the space is felt, getting down to the basic touch…
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Project Area: 2800 sft Project Contractor Team: Raghuram, Sri Aditya Constructions, Inder Woodworks, Saravanan Steel, Kwality Furnishings, Paarkhi Stone, Stencil, Studio Segments The true nature of all earthly things is that of transience, everything and everyone is constantly changing, constantly evolving. What is, is and what will be, will be. Embracing this changing nature of…
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Once in a while comes a project that one is extremely proud of, because of its ability to change you, architects dont just shape the world, in turn they are shaped by the world and this project did just that. For one, it made me an ardent fan of light at 2700K and once you…
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There is no one who has been to Santorini and not loved it, for the sheer spectacle that it creates. From Fira to Oia, from Kamari to Gialos, from Akrotiri to Koloumpos the variety that the island creates is spectacular. Oia is a top favorite with its cliffhanger buildings all equipped with thermal baths and…
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The name of the island refers to a “pile of rocks” or to a “rocky area”. However, later legends support that the island’s name is associated with the local hero Mykonos. Mykonos was the son of the King of Delos, Anios, who in turn was the son of Apollo and of the nymph Roious, descendant…
Vedasri Siddamsetty 