Wooing your woman: Parakeet style
This Sunday, it was fun to witness the courtship display of a pair of plum headed parakeets. The male preened and tried to snuggle closer to its partner, but she fended off all his overtures. Sometimes indifferent,…
Diwali without you
Lights bright and festive On the outside. Noise Crackers Fragrances wafting out of kitchens. Colourful motifs abound There is celebration everywhere. The inside is Quiet Calm Searching for answers. For a change It isn’t dark- Just reflective.…
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: A SWOC analysis
Saw Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. And some of my friends asked me to write a review. Now that’s not just mushkil but beyond my capabilities. Still reeling from the film’s after effects. But let me try a…
Pink: Mandatory viewing
What happens one night when three independent working girls go to a rock concert? What leads one of them, Meenal Arora (Taapsee Pannu), to bash a glass bottle over a guy’s head? Shoojit Sircar’s ‘Pink’- a movie…
A spinner of dreams
I want to be remembered As the spinner of dreams. Not fancy fairytales Or webs of untruth But of dreams which come alive. And I often imagine myself Sitting at a charkha Spinning and singing away. And…
The brew and my spell
In the shiny cauldron Of my dreams I brew a golden fantasy- Where love conquers all Where doubts don’t distance us. Don’t come into my life To ruin it all. Don’t break my magic spell. –Anshu,…
The dance of the peacock
We were at Telia lake at Tadoba National Park. It was almost sunset, and I was told it was futile to capture any shots as the light wasn’t good enough. But I couldn’t take my eyes off…
The Indian Pitta
Spotted this very colourful bird- the Indian Pitta in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in 2016. It is called nauranga in Hindi in apparent reference to its many colours. It has a buff coloured crown stripe, black coronal stripes, a…
Pompeii: an ancient city buried under volcanic ash
Pompeii was an ancient Roman town which was buried under 4-6 metres of volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Archaeologists have excavated the site and have found the well preserved ruins of a thriving…
