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Day 5: Narrow Caves and Narrower Stairs

Print This Post December 15, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

The roads were paved by their ancestors The valley has an amazing network of concrete and stone stairs that connect distant villages. Today’s trek took us through two villages. Our destination was a small network of caves. The mean elevation of the trekking route is 60 degrees with small burst of regions having elevation of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Cave exploration, Khasi tribe, Nongriat, North-East trip '14, Trekking

Day 4: Nongriat and Paradise

Print This Post December 14, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas 2 Comments

3000 reps to failure? A nice hand drawn schematic map of Cherrapunjee was given to us by the backpacker’s hut owner, Haprit. One of the places was about 18 km from Sohra (local name of Cherrapunjee) and required a descent into the valley via concrete steps. Gowri Sankar joined us for this leg of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: North-East trip '14, Trekking

Day 3: Finding a way from Shillong to Cherrapunjee

Print This Post December 13, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

And you thought Maruti 800 was dead? The entire Shillong runs on Maruti 800. Refurbished. Repaired. Re-repaired. But they are Maruti 800s. It appeared to me that all the Maruti 800s that had been decommissioned by the factory and disowned by their owners, landed up on Butcher Road in Shillong, and started their new life … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Backpacking, Music, North-East trip '14

Day 2: Exit from Guwahati and entry into Shillong

Print This Post December 12, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Transportation options from Guwahati to Shillong We got to know yesterday about the unavailability of buses between Guwahati and Shillong. However, there are abundant private vehicles that leave from Paltan Bazaar and cover a distance of about 120 kms in about 2.5 to 3 hours. The larger SUVs can carry about 8 passengers while the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Book Fair, Cafe Shillong, Guwahati, Momo, North-East trip '14, Shillong, Tara Books

Day 1: At Guwahati, the access point for North East India

Print This Post December 12, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

An accommodation in Paltan Bazaar Paltan Bazaar is an important transportation and commercial hub. While we were hunting for a double room to stay, we found that there are three kinds of rooms in and around this place. The first group of accommodation consists of the sub-600 hotels. In most cases, these will have rooms … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: cycling, Guwahati, Momo, Naga Kitchen, North-East trip '14

Tintin in America: The black and white facsimile edition

Print This Post November 18, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Just like the two volumes of Tintin in Orient, there is a B&W facsimile edition of Tintin in America. Last month I managed to get my hands on one of the copies. Chronologically, Tintin in America came much earlier than Cigars of the Pharaoh or The Blue Lotus. This was the time when Tintin as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: B&W, Bande Dessinée, facsimile, Hergé, Tintin, Tintin in America

Naruto comes to an end. (Thank you Kishimoto sensei)

Print This Post November 8, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

My history with the manga (and anime) The first mainstream manga that I had ever picked up was Naruto. Back then there were no foreign book distributors in India. I got the first four volumes and I really liked the vibe of the manga. The volumes were expensive (they still are), so I resorted to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Anime, Manga, Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto, Studio Pierrot

Safety on Bicycle

Print This Post October 20, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

After reading through the pages of a manga called Noririn, I was convinced that I should buy a helmet. So, after two years of owning my Schwinn, I decided to buy a helmet. Here are my tips for riding safe on the roads of Bangalore (or any city for that matter). Follow traffic rules. This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Bangalore, cycling, Safety

3 cycling mangas that need some love and attention

Print This Post October 13, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas 1 Comment

Yowamushi Pedal While I was on vacation, I spent a lot of time watching anime. One show that caught my attention was Yowamushi Pedal. The story was nice and simple and somehow focuses on the joys of cycling through the eyes of competitive, high-school sportsmen. The sequel / continuation is currently airing as Yowamushi Pedal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Aoba Jitenshaten, Bicycle, cycling, Gaku Miyao, Mohiro Kitoh, Namikibashi Doori: Aoba Jitenshaten, Noririn, Wataru Watanabe, Yowamushi Pedal, Yowapeda

A worthy snack for Mr. Tarzan

Print This Post October 1, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Mr. Tarzan once himself admitted that this mixture was the source of his power. The guys at Disney failed to mention this in their movie.

Posted in: Amusing Tagged: eatable, Tarzan
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