© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-mridula Recent reviews written by member mridula en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_224940035716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald is full of cliches about India. She lived and travelled through India for a few years starting from the year 2000 and writes such a irritating book. Apparently, Ms. Macdonald had visited India in her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224940035716 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:58:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_224940035716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194233470596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - I borrowed Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince from a friend and could finish this book of 607 pages within two days. I am glad I borrowed it and not bought it, as I find it the most disappointing book in the series. I have read all the Harry... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194233470596 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:02:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194233470596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190141599364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - *If you have been to India and you are asked to describe the country in a few lines, most will go for crowded, hot and full of pestering touts or beggars! But I would say that Himanchal Pradesh (HP) is one of the best-kept secrets of India, maybe not all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190141599364 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 01:02:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190141599364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189503278724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - So, as I said, you want to sample a typical, plagiarized Bollywood fare? Take a look at Zeher (Means poison in Urdu/Hindi). I am wondering what to discuss first Zeher or Out of Time (Hollywood flick featuring Denzel Washington, Eva Mendez). You... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189503278724 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:11:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189503278724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189249195652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Manali is a picturesque small town in the Kullu Valley, in the Indian state of Himanchal Pradesh. It attracts a lot of Indian and foreign tourists, particularly in the summer months. I visited Manali because it is on the way to Ladakh. I spent two days... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189249195652 Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:03:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189249195652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189163146884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Ladakh is a spectacular destination in India, already very popular with foreign tourists. Surprisingly there are more foreign tourists in Ladakh than Indian! I visited Ladakh from June 19 to June 28, 2005. It was an amazing trip. We stayed in Leh, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189163146884 Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:53:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189163146884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184801857156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - When I decided I wanted a laptop, low price was the first thing I was looking for. My needs are pretty simple and we have a computer at home. It served my needs adequately till I changed my job. At my last job, they did not give me (or many others at my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184801857156 Tue, 31 May 2005 05:19:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184801857156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184545808004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - In past, aviation sector was a government monopoly in India. Air India used to fly on international routes and Indian Airlines did the domestic sector. Now private airlines have been given approval and Jet Airways and Air Sahara were first to enter the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184545808004 Sat, 28 May 2005 02:39:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184545808004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184490888836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - I was traveling alone by Air Sahara from New Delhi to Chennai in the month of April in the year 2004. My flight was in the morning from the New Delhi domestic airport. Air Sahara, Jet Airways and Air Deccan are three new private players in the Indian... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184490888836 Fri, 27 May 2005 15:26:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184490888836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184452877956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Once upon a time the aviation sector in India was a government monopoly. There were just two government Indian players, Indian airlines for domestic sector and Air India for foreign travel. The fares used to be sky high and people say the service... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184452877956 Fri, 27 May 2005 09:19:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184452877956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184199253636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - The little search that I did on the internet told me that The Seven Crystal Balls should be read before The Prisoners of the Sun in the Tintin series as they are supposed to be linked together. And, you guessed it right; I once again... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184199253636 Tue, 24 May 2005 16:11:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184199253636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184094920324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - The little search that I did on the internet told me that The Secret of The Unicorn should be read before The Red Rackham&#146s Treasure in the Tintin series as they are supposed to be linked together. I once again managed to read... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184094920324 Mon, 23 May 2005 15:23:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184094920324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184016801412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Tintin is the famous Belgian sleuth, a comic character created by Herge and loved all over the world. He has many adventures in different parts of the world and is inseparable from his dog Snowy. Tintin has a round, cute face with a funny tuft of hair... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184016801412 Sun, 22 May 2005 17:25:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184016801412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183489302148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Satya is one of the few good Hindi movies made in the recent past (1998). I have to admit I watched it twice in the theatre. Satya is a gritty movie about Mumbai&#146s underworld which shows a lot of violence and bloodshed. In a typical Hindi... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183489302148 Tue, 17 May 2005 09:52:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183489302148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183203696260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - I do not know why I always end up reading the wrong Tintin first. After I finished reading Prisoner&#146s of the Sun I realized that The Seven Crystal Balls have to be read first. Still, I have to say that &#145Prisoner&#146s of the Sun&#146 is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183203696260 Sat, 14 May 2005 11:16:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183203696260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182538243716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. So here are many thousand words for you, the pictures that I took with my Nikon Coolpix 3200. While looking at the pictures please keep in mind that I know next to nothing about photography. I click them... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182538243716 Sun, 8 May 2005 07:11:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182538243716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182389870212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is not a typical Bollywood movie. In fact one rarely finds such good cinema coming out of it. We watched this movie accidentally, when our original choice was not available and I am glad that we did. I have seen it countless... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182389870212 Fri, 6 May 2005 16:22:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182389870212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181877706372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Two things made me actually read The Da Vinci Code, one a �&#128&#152talking point�&#128&#153 series done by the BBC on its website. In view of the criticism by the Vatican of the book, BBC invited it�&#128&#153s readers to respond with what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181877706372 Mon, 2 May 2005 09:31:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181877706372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181813808772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Malgudi Days is a collection of 32 short stories written by R.K. Narayan. The stories are set in the imaginary small town of Malgudi situated on the banks of river Sarayu. On the location of this mythical town, the author has the following... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181813808772 Sun, 1 May 2005 15:53:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181813808772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181682540164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Page 3 is that section of newspaper that reports about the glamour world and the high society in India (I am not sure if it goes by the same name in the rest of the world?). In Indian newspapers this phenomenon was missing during all my growing up years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181682540164 Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:48:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181682540164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181341425284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - I saw Hitch with my elder nephew yesterday. Both of us were feeling stressed and my husband was not in a mood to watch a movie. So, the two of us decided to go. We had not made up our mind what to watch and I had left the choice to my nephew. When he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181341425284 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:00:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181341425284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181095206532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Meet Calvin, he is a hyper active six year old know all, an only child to his mild mannered and harassed parents. His best friend and companion is a stuffed tiger called Hobbes, whom Calvin snared in his backyard by using tuna fish sandwich as bait. Ever... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181095206532 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:36:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181095206532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181012303492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Tintin is the famous Belgian sleuth, a comic character created by Herge and loved all over the world. He has many adventures in different parts of the globe and is inseparable from his canine friend, Snowy. Tintin has a round, cute face with a funny tuft... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181012303492 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:19:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181012303492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180923960964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Swami and Friends is a delightful novel written by R.K. Narayan that tells a story through the eyes of Swaminathan, a ten year old studying kid. Set in the 1930s in the small town of Malgudi in South India, Swami and Friends have been claimed by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180923960964 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 09:33:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180923960964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179850153604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mridula - Rajaji National Park is a wild life reserve in India in the state of Uttaranchal. Though it is not very spectacular, it is a peaceful and a quick getaway from the capital of India, New Delhi. It falls in the lower Shivalik Regions of the Himalayas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179850153604 Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:03:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179850153604?linkin_id=8003929