KV-Returns (KVR) – a group of Kutchis who have returned from US to Mumbai or Pune had a get-together in Lonawala on Sep 21-23 (Fri-Sun) 2012. It was the equivalent of Camp KV in USA with equal amount of fun. 10 families attended the get-together which made a total of 36. 2 more families were supposed to join but they dropped out. Otherwise
The Pune Kutchi Yuva Mandal organizes some event every 2-3 months here. Recently they organized a quiz competition. The overall quiz competition was very well organized and I thought maybe sometime in future KV can also have a
Original article written by folks in Jaina and available here. Bhavini posted the email containing the article to kutchvalley. Its a wonderful article and I thought to reproduce it here for the sake of discussion and future reference. Introduction The discussion about the Samvatsari Day and Jain Calendar is always …
We are so much used to going camping with the KV group every year that the prospect of no camping this year since we are in India was a bit sad. We just love all aspects of camping and USA makes camping so much easier with many well maintained sites. India cannot match USA with respect
Microsoft is renaming its Hotmail service to Outlook.com. Reserve your @outlook.com address. I have. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/goodbye-hotmail-hello-outlook-top-10-features/276941-11.html
Its been 1 year since we moved to India. We miss you all KVites more than anything else. Its been an interesting ride with the expected ups and downs. The first 6 months were a bit uphill while we started things from scratch here in Pune and getting used to …
The article refers to American Kids but I think its true for India as well. :-). A very good read for all parents. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2012/07/02/120702crbo_books_kolbert?currentPage=all Credit: Sanket’s post in facebook.
Good article and good reference for kids activities: 101 things all SF Kids should do before growing up
The current Software Programming Model has changed compared to 10-15 years ago. Here is what has changed as per me: 1) Previously books used to be referred often. Now a quick online search is enough to throw up sample code and documentation. 2) Previously lot of software used to be …
Its June and hence its Palkhi time here in Pune. We are witnessing it for the first time since we were not here last year in June. 2 Palkhis (Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram) are making their way thru the Pune city to Pandharpur. Pilgrims in the thousands are walking …