http://kunzum.com Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:14:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The winners of the Kunzum Photo Competition have been announced and they are as follows. Click on any of the images to see a bigger version. [caption id="attachment_341" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="WINNER / Sudipto Das /Fishermen spread their net to catch fish at Shilabati River in Gangani, Midnapore, West Bengal"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_342" align="alignnone" ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/15/winners-of-the-kunzum-photo-competition/ Unless you believe in reincarnation. Can you think of a better caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Kargil to Leh in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, do so in the comments below. Or ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/10/road-sign-a-cat-has-nine-lives/ Now, that should be an incentive. Can you think of a better caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Jispa to Sarchu in Himachal Pradesh on the way to Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/08/road-sign-safety-on-roads-is-safe-tea-at-home/ [caption id="attachment_321" align="aligncenter" width="290" caption="Road Sign: Do not nag me as I am driving"][/caption] Can you think of a smart caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Dehradun to Mussoorie in Uttarakhand. If you have something to add to ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/07/road-sign-do-not-nag-me-as-i-am-driving/ Faith works wonders sometimes. Can you think of a better caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Alchi to Kargil in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, do so in the comments below. Or if ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/06/road-sign-you-may-not-be-superstitious-but-believe-in-road-signs/ It is also common sense, right? Can you think of a better caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Batalik to Kargil in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, do so in the comments below. ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/06/road-sign-safe-driving-is-more-horse-sense-than-horse-power/ The choice is yours. Can you think of a better caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Alchi to Kargil in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, do so in the comments below. Or if ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/05/road-sign-mind-your-brakes-or-break-your-mind/ Remeber the three women with the magic cauldron who could not save Macbeth? They won't save the reckless either. Can you think of a captionfor this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Alchi to Kargil in Ladakh. If you have something ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/04/road-sign-not-witchcraft-but-watchcraft-that-saves/ No, it has nothing to do with turning the other cheek. Can you think of a better caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Alchi to Kargil in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, do ... http://kunzum.com/2008/11/03/road-sign-cheak-your-brake/ Sounds like a complex family tree!! Can you think of a caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Alchi to Kargil in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, do so in the comments below. ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/22/road-sign-child-is-the-father-of-nation/ So what are vodka, wine and tequila? Can you think of a caption for this road sign? What does this say to you? This sign was spotted by me on the road from Leh to Kargil when you go via Batalik in Ladakh. If you have something to add to this sign, ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/22/road-sign-whisky-is-risky-rum-is-bomb/ Would you like to add a caption to this road sign? What does this say to you? If you have something to add to this sign, do so in the comments below. Or if you have a funny road sign or ad you may have captured on camera, send it to ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/22/road-sign-be-mr-late-better-than-late-mr/ [caption id="attachment_273" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Cover image of Peep Peep Don't Sleep, a book by Ajay Jain"][/caption] My second book, Peep Peep Don't Sleep, just came out and I am pleased to share this news with you. It is a collection of funny road signs and ads I have been collecting on Indian ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/14/peep-peep-dont-sleep-a-book-of-road-signs/ If you were asked for a recommendation to travel to in India, what would you come up with? Assume time, fitness, gender and money are no bar. However, this is what your best friend is expecting from you: It has to be a place where you had experiences known only to ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/11/where-would-you-recommend-your-best-friend-travel-to-in-india/ [caption id="attachment_264" align="aligncenter" width="290" caption="The bored lama boy at Hemis Monastery in Ladakh"][/caption] This image was taken by me at Hemis Monastery near Leh in Ladakh on the occasion of their annual festival in June 2008. It had started raining on the day - totally unseasonal in this cold desert area, ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/06/the-bored-lama-boy-at-hemis-monastery-ladakh/ Do you have any travels stories from India to share with the world? I am sure you do just like most of us. Right? It is not possible to have spent time in India and not have something unique to share about this country, and its people, culture, religion, natural wonders ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/06/invitation-to-join-the-india-travels-community-on-live-journal/ [caption id="attachment_252" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lakshmi - the leopard cub"][/caption] Remember I wrote about Lakshmi, the injured leopard cub, in the forests of Ranthambhore in the Indian state of Rajasthan who has been under the care of the forest department and hotelier Gerhard Wiehahn? Click here to read the previous post on ... http://kunzum.com/2008/10/01/is-lakshmi-the-leopard-cub-ready-for-the-wild/ I have done some long drives in the course of my travels, but I broke some personal records when I drove from Jispa to New Delhi for 18 hours covering 750 kilometers (470 miles) on my return journey from Ladakh. I took only two half hour stops for lunch and ... http://kunzum.com/2008/09/19/marathon-drive-jispa-to-delhi-750-km-18-hours-non-stop/ What would you think when a girl in the third grade says she wants to be a cop when she grows up? And this sounds interestingly ambitious when this girl lives in the small town of Padum in the  Zanskar valley in Ladakh, a full day’s drive away from the ... http://kunzum.com/2008/09/19/girl-in-zanskar-wants-to-be-a-cop-when-she-grows-up/ Many Buddhist monasteries in the Ladakh and Tibetan regions have a tradition of annual festivals, going back hundreds of years. They are usually dance spectacles with colourful costumes and masks adorned by the lamas (monks) for the occasion. Solemn ceremonies in their own way, it borders on the amusing when ... http://kunzum.com/2008/09/03/when-the-lamas-dance-behind-the-scenes/