Railway Budget 2014 – a better and futuristic one – my thoughts!

It was nice listening to Shri. Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Railways, Government of India as he presented his Railway budget for 2014-15. It is great to see that due importance has given to Passenger amenities, safety and cleanliness. Some of the points I liked from this budget are: Increasing qualities of passenger amenities including…

A quick note of appreciation to Election Commission of India

As we know, currently Elections are being held for Lok Sabha of India and Assembly of a few states. I have been following election news through different media channels. Unfortunately I was unable to cast my vote because non-receipt of my voter registration card. Hope to cast next time! There were always several complaints during…

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Thank you 2013 for making us the happiest – a look back!

Disclaimer: This post would get updated later in a few days with more details. Year started with all excitement and heat at Chennai plus with a lot of travel! On Bhoghi festival day, we have visited Shri. Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Trivendrum; wow, that is a historical place and we were told having Darshan on…

Indian Railways – a few things that you can make us more happy!

Needless to mention train is one of the most affordable and convenient way to travel. There are a lot of things that we are happy about Railways but fixing a few tiny issues would enhance much more! Schedule Alerts: It’s quite often we see delay in departure and some times, it’s more than an hour…

Accessibility is not just for blind, agreed… but we don’t have to blame!

When Google announced it’s course on Introduction to Web Accessibility for developers, I keep seeing tweets saying “Hey Google! Accessibility is not just for blind” etc., and I thought I should write my opinion here Please note that this blog is my personal and views expressed here are my own and does not represent my…

Thank you note – NCPEDP – MphasiS Universal Design Awards 2013

It’s a great honor and privilege to be one among the recipients of NCPEDP MphasiS Universal Design Awards 2013 supported by AccessAbility and BarrierBreak. . I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Rama Chari of Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre for having nominated my name for this prestigious award and thanks to the Jury for…