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Moments from Voodoo Child's concert at The Warehouse, Bangalore

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Voodoo Child live at The Warehouse, Bangalore I have been a part of the Guwahati based band Voodoo Child since December, 2005. I left the band in September 2006 as I had to leave the city for good. I rejoined the band in May, 2014 after a long break of 8 years. Although initially I used to play the keyboard with the band, after rejoining I have taken up the role of the lead guitarist. Below are few of my moments with Voodoo Child at a pub (club) in Bangalore called The Warehouse. It was a special event on the occasion of Valentine's Day held on Saturday, February 14, 2015. Photos by Deepak Vijaykumar. Jim Ankan Deka with Voodoo Child drummer Vicky Mahanta  Jim Ankan Deka at The Warehouse, Bangalore Jim Ankan Deka at The Warehouse, Bangalore Jim Ankan Deka at The Warehouse, Bangalore Jim Ankan Deka at The Warehouse, Bangalore (courtesy: The Warehouse) Jim Ankan Deka with Suchin Ravi (left) of Voodoo Child at The Warehouse, Bangalore Some of the guests at ...

Uber and Ola Cabs in Bangalore - there's still hope!

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Some time back I wrote about my rendezvous with Meru, Taxi For Sure and other Taxicab services in Bangalore . I almost lost hope. But then, after two incidents, I regained my trust in Bangalore taxicabs, although believing in the honesty and reliability of a taxicab service in Bangalore is somewhat chucklesome. Ola Cabs I went to a late night party at a friend's place which was almost close to 25 kms from my place. And by the time we finished few bottles of 'happy water', it was almost 1 AM. And to catch an auto was out of question as I had to walk through the lonely roads for 15 mins before I could reach the main road. I am somewhat afraid of darkness. So, my friend asked me to call Ola Cabs. I first denied and tried calling Taxi For Sure giving into my regular habit. As usual, they 'didn't have a taxi for sure.' Hence I had to call Ola after browsing through the net for their number. It took just couple of seconds before a very professiona...