Shashank's Birthday

Shashank's Birthday
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

Sharing a laugh with Shashank on his birthday in Jan 06.

Two Beauties in Vermont !

Rinku
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

My wife and our car in that order. I wanted to buy Honda Accord for a long time and we finally bought it when we returned to US in 2005.

Puraani Yaadein

Puraani Yaadein
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

A photograph from college days. This was taken in the final year of college at Kurukshetra hostel.

I sincerely hope that you don't find me in this photograph. :o)

Bhavana's Mom and Dad

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Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

Rumor has it that Rakesh saw Bhavana's Mom and decided to get married to Bhavana. Well, I leave it up to you to decide.

Ruchi's Marriage

Ruchi's Marriage
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

Ruchi is Bhavana's best friend from college. We went to Karnal to attend Ruchi's marriage with Sumit. We wish Ruchi and Sumit a very happy married life.

Mysore Palace

Mysore
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

This photograph has my Dad, Mom and Sister in front of the Mysore Palace. Mysore is couple of hours away from Bangalore and is worth visiting to see the palace.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

In US, our favourite day trip location during summer is the White Mountains region in New Hampshire. We really enjoy driving through the Kangamangus Highway and stopping to see waterfalls, mountains, lakes, etc.

Nagarhule Trip with Avneet & Ritu

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Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

During our stay in Bangalore, we went to Nagarhole in January 2005 with our very good friends Avneet and Ritu.

Nagarhole is a National Park located in Karnataka. It is also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park.

The best moment of this trip was our journey to Kabini River Lodge area at 9pm. It was pitch dark and we were driving through a jungle where it is normal to find elephants on the road. We were all really scared until we reached our destination.

Happy New Year 2006 !

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Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

We went to Boston on New Year's eve to see Disney On Ice and then to see the ice sculptures and fireworks at Boston Common. We had a good time (except for this funny photograph).

This photograph has Shashank with us, and you can see a Ice Sculpture titled "Imagination", in the background.

Every woman in the world to me

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Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

Here is my lovely wife in Stowe, Vermont during fall 2005. We finally made this trip to Vermont, and enjoyed a long weekend there.

Stowe mountain area was really beautiful during this time. We highly recommend a trip to this place during fall.

The Kayaking stunt

The Kayaking stunt
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

We tried kayaking in Summer of 2005 at Cochitute State Park and we loved it.

Lake Cochituate State Park, located in Natick, Massachusetts, is one of several local state parks created from former reservoirs of the City of Boston.

This stunt got so popular that Saif and Priti tried the same in Salam Namaste movie.

Grah Pravesh at Bangalore Apartment

Grah Pravesh
Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

We moved to our new apartment in Bangalore in May 2004. Vikas Ohri (my buddy from college) & his wife Vandana were present along with Bhavana's bhaiya and bhabhi. Vikas Madan ji (another buddy from college) was spending this time on MG road doing what he does the best (as bhabhi was out of town). Madan, I never asked you why you came late.

I almost forgot the man behind the camera: Shashank (my friend from Wipro).

Rakesh and Bhavana on Mt. Monadnock

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Originally uploaded by Rakesh Kalra.

This was our first hicking trip together and we made it to the top of the mountain.


Mt. Monadnock (3,165-ft) is said to be the second most frequently climbed mountain in the world, after Japan's Mt. Fuji.