About

About Me:

Relocated to Bangalore from California with hub and kids in Oct ‘06. When I started blogging on blogger, I started out blogging our return to India (R2I) experiences. And soon, I realized that it was useful to a lot of people who were in the process of moving/considering a move/weighing their options etc. So I moved to my own site here, and I put all the r2I relevant topics under http://r2blore.chitra-aiyer.com. And I have this home page to write about other things not related to r2I.

My husband and I are in the early to the mid thirties. We have 2 young children - in kindergarten and pre-kindergarten. Because of the children, I have had many opportunities to interact with a lot of other parents and well, mostly the talk revolves around the children, their activities, and schools. So, one of the other things that I try to cover under http://r2blore.chitra-aiyer.com is also about the schools in Bangalore. And when I write about schools, I write either from first hand experience or after talking to parents who have their children in the said schools. This is primarily to help out other parents who are trying to look up information about the schools they are considering.

I also write about topics that the readers ask me info on. So, if there is anything that you want to know, especially about living/moving to Bangalore, working in Bangalore, or schools in Bangalore, feel free to email me at chitra [_] aiyer @ yahoo [.] com .

I enjoy photography and you will find my pics on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aiyerchitra . The camera I use is the EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 400D. The lenses I have are the kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) and the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, Sigma EF 24 - 70 MM F/2.8.

Some of the books that I have enjoyed - Ishmael, The Alchemist, Great expectations, Three men in a boat, Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, Kahlil Gibran’s, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, George Bernard Shaw’s Plays, The Bridge Across Forever, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Kite Runner, Love story, The Class, The Guide, Fountainhead, Rainmaker, The Witch of Portobello ….

Movies that I love - Matrix, 12 Angry Men, Forrest Gump, Godfather I, Fight Club, Amadeus, Fargo, O Brother where art thou?, Scent of a woman, Bonnie and Clyde, Devil’s Advocate, Hotel Rwanda, Terms of Endearment, How Green was my Valley, Everything is Illuminated, Mouna Ragam, Jaane Bhee Do Yaaron, Dr Zhivago, As good as it gets, Dogfight, Moondram Pirai, Pithamagan, Ijazat, Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me, Flavors, Bend it Like Beckham, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, The Full Monty, Big Daddy, Seven Years in Tibet, My cousin Vinny, Rainman, Paniamma, Pallavi Anupallavi, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s, Philadelphia, Garden state, Continental Divide, Shattered Glass, Dor, many lovely Malayalam movies, Older/simpler Hindi movies starring Amol Palekar or Farooq Sheikh, and many many more …

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18 Responses to “About”

  1. Love your pictures and your Blog, on November 19th, 2007 at 9:39 pm Said:

    Hi Chitra:

    I have been a regular visitor and have been following your blogs since probably the first month you left to blore (obviously as we are planning to move to hyd as well to be closer to our families). Your prepective awesome and veyr realistic.

    And since a couple of months I have been so much into your pictures on flickr !!!! Awesome jobs..Did you learn photography anywhere ? which camera do you use. I am a working professional in s/w industry and a 2 year old daugther. to learn photography has been my long-long time desire, but never got to it..so wanted to take you as my inspiration ;).

    -Sapna

  2. Mallikarjuna.D.G., on December 4th, 2007 at 1:24 am Said:

    Hello Madam,
    I saw your photos in the flickr.com and I liked them very much. I have got mny ideas through your pics. Thanks a lot. Please see my blog at http://www.kamat.org/network/blogs/?bno=103#
    and photos at flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23564259@N00/

    Regards,
    Mallikarjuna.D.G

  3. Suzanna, on December 14th, 2007 at 5:39 am Said:

    Chitra, love your blog a lot and you are in my blogroll. Can I be on yours too?
    -Suzanna
    http://bangalorebuzzz.blogspot.com

  4. Kamlesh, on January 12th, 2008 at 2:09 am Said:

    Hello Chitra,

    This is a old visitor of your site. Hope all well at your end. Good to see that you got a New Site now and you are doing well.

    Wish you & your family a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2008.

    Best Regards,
    Kamlesh

  5. Sanjib Ganguly, on January 18th, 2008 at 11:39 am Said:

    I have seen your pictures in your flickr pages.
    You have your own signature through the lens.
    Let me explore again all your pictures and your blog. Salute to your artistic quest. -sanjib ganguly

  6. Chitra, on January 21st, 2008 at 3:57 pm Said:

    Thanks Sapna! i am glad you enjoy my pics and the blog. Nope, I haven’t taken any photography courses. I just mess around with my camera. :)

    Thanks Mallikarjuna. Glad you enjoy my pics. Will take a look at your blog and flickr page.

    Thanks Suzanna. Sure, will add you too. :)

    Welcome back Kamlesh! Thanks for your wishes. Best wishes to you and your family too. :)

    Thanks Sanjib. Very kind of you.

  7. Sri, on January 28th, 2008 at 1:54 am Said:

    Hi Chitra

    Love your pics at flickr. Can you tell which camera you use. I want to get into photography and want to know what photo editor and camera you use.
    Any suggestions in that regard would be great.
    Thanks

  8. rajdatta, on January 28th, 2008 at 1:10 pm Said:

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  10. Chitra, on January 31st, 2008 at 10:53 am Said:

    Hi Sri, welcome to my blog. I use Canon’s 400D camera. I use photoshop for processing my images. I hope the info helps. :)

    Rajdatta, anything you want to ask? :)

  11. vgmonika, on February 15th, 2008 at 6:01 pm Said:

    Thanks for your detailed r2i experience.

    I’m planning R2I after being in US for 12 years. Can you suggest if it is worth carrying small kitchen appliances from US to India. i.e. toaster oven, Sumeet 110V mixer (bought at Kumud in Sunnyvale), kitchenaid food processor, braun hand blender. Not sue if get all these high quality things in India for reasonable price.

    Apreciate your response.

    Thanks.

  12. J Sriram, on February 19th, 2008 at 5:08 pm Said:

    Hi Chitra,

    I checked your pics, fantastic ones, i liked everyone…of pics you posted….

    Moreover i need one help could you.
    You are using your name in all pics, just i want to know how to do that in photoshop could you please explain me.

    Thanks & Regards,
    J.Sriram

  13. Chitra, on March 8th, 2008 at 3:42 pm Said:

    vgmonika, welcome to my blog. You do get the said appliances here in India. I am not sure how they would compare prise-wise against the ones available in the US. My suggestion would be that if you enough space in your shipping container, then you can ship them over. However, the one issue about getting appliances from the US would be the voltage difference and of course the service concerns. Let me know if you have any other questions.

    Sriram, thank you very much for your kind words. I type the name out on Adobe’s photoshop using the ‘add text’ feature. :)

  14. Balu, on May 6th, 2008 at 11:52 am Said:

    Nice Blog. Stumbled at random.

  15. Sriram J, on May 22nd, 2008 at 12:37 am Said:

    Thank you now i got and i able make out with adobe..

  16. Hemu, on May 28th, 2008 at 1:27 am Said:

    Hi Chitra,

    nice blog. can i have my blog at u r blog roll?

  17. Digi Steps, on May 29th, 2008 at 12:59 pm Said:

    Hey Chitra, Your Adsense is showing public service ads. Have a look on that.

  18. Osai Chella, on September 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm Said:

    Nice to see your blog.. surfed from flickr! Ha ha! Lovely blog, content and style. NEEEEAAATT!

    Do google my name “Osai Chella” once to see what am i doing in the cyberspace!lol! Nice to meet you on web. Will follow you through feed.

    Happy blogging!

    With regards and best wishes..
    Osai Chella
    Tamil Blogger and Podcaster

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