1. The building had a style that combines elements of Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles.

2. Symmetry with respect to the center on either side is a matter of awe in this building.

3.The walls of this monument were covered with precious stones and gems which were plundered later.

4. It was built with 20000 artisans in 22years with 35 million rupees.'

5. There have been controversies that it was not a muslim tomb, but a...

There was a nice thought I came across while watching Oprah's Live web event about what religion to follow. I wanted to share it here with my fellow iLites.

For ages temples, vedas, churches decide on what should an individual born in this religion should and should not do. What is right and wrong for him/her. What should he/she seek in life. What procedures they should follow in day to day life etc etc.

In modern day, with so much exposure and interaction, we come across...

Dear ILs, let's try this. I ll start a story. Let's build it together. Get your creative juices flowing. Since we are doing this for the first time, let me know, if it's difficult to build on. I have written it randomly to start with.

So here goes the story.



She was all of it. A mother, a wife, a career woman and a wonderful daughter. She was no lesser than a man when it came to her work, aggressive and focussed with a soft touch of woman. With a supportive...

Yes the news is out. The universities are vying for Asian and Middle eastern Markets. The famous among them include NYU, Carnegie Mellon, UMich and TAMU.

The advantages being
- Greater students pool and hence more money.
- Availability of Resources like faculty and skill sets
- From students side, no culture shock, no heavy expenses etc

Demerits
-US taxpayers may not be able to pay the government for researches carried out elsewhere.
- US competitiveness...

White chocolate Raspberry truffle !!!!

That's it's name. My husband is so fond of it, that when we buy it, only HE eats it . He protects it like he would protect his child/pet.

The bad news is I like it too bonk, but as always, I play mind games with my own self. I do not buy ice-cream for myself thinking, that way, I will never have one ( towards my weight loss attempts).

It was 2 in the night. After reading a book for sometime, I had a sweet-craving, an extreme...