Dear all - interesting reading - a bit long (it is not my story)

Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey, CA. An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey - it would take nearly seven hours!

*I was surprised to see the young girl reading a Bible - unusual of young Americans! (Later I came to know that September 11 has changed mind-set of lot of US citizens. They suddenly turned religious, it seemed.) After some time she smiled and we had few acquaintances talk. I told her
that I am from India.  read more

Khud ko is dil mein basane ki Izazat Dey Do
Mujh ko tum apna bananay ki Izazat Dey Do...

Tum meri zindagi ka ek haseen lamha ho
Phoolon say khud ko sajanay ki Izazat Day Do…

Main kitna chahta hoon kis tarha bataoon tumhein
Mujhay yeh aaj bataney ki Izazat Dey Do…

Tumhari raat si zulfon mein chaand sa chehra
Mujhey yeh sham sajanay ki Izazat Dey Do…  read more

Angel Falls, Venezuela (also called Salto Angel) is the Earth's highest uninterrupted waterfall. It is 979 metres (3,230 feet) tall - think of it as 2..5 times as tall as the Empire State Building and full 15 times higher than Niagara Falls!

Located in the Canaima National Park, in southeastern Venezuela, the falls start from the nameless creek that meanders through the series of highly-fractured crevices and gorges on top of a "Tepuy", or table-top mountain. The water then bursts into the void and plunges uninterrupted 2,421 feet to the river and more cascades below.  read more