Sunrise Over River Ganges

“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.” 

― Jo Walton 



“Sunrise looks spectacular in the nature; sunrise looks spectacular in the photos; sunrise looks spectacular in our dreams; sunrise looks spectacular in the paintings, because it really is spectacular!” 

― Mehmet Murat ildan 








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As Beautiful As Her Work

The civilized society today gives a lot of importance to “looking beautiful”. While I think it is good to look beautiful, how one has achieved that beauty and its relevance to his/her profile is equally important. Women are admired not just for their physical appearance but also her inner qualities. 


By inner qualities I mean her kindness, compassion, right judgment, being unselfish and more

Sunbrella from Venice

Have you seen a “sunbrella”?

Carver coined this term for this umbrella from Venice. Walking along the narrow lanes of Venice, crossing the cute little bridges I came across this outgrown sunflower. I stared for some time trying to figure out “what?” and “why?” It was open and suspended outside a shut window. The umbrella was so bright and beautiful, as you can see, it attracted everybody’s

Siddheswari Temple, Kalna, West Bengal

The most important temple of Kalna, from religious point of view is the Siddheswari Temple. A Hindu devotee of Goddess Kali feels his/her visit to Kalna is incomplete with out a darshan of Goddess Kali in this Siddheswari Temple. This temple is the holiest of all the temples in Kalna. And that is one reason why it is also known as Ambika Kalna, Ambika being another name of Goddess Kali.




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Composite Flower

Initially I gave a passing glance to the red zinnia. Something caught my attention and looked back to see the details. The circular pattern of the disc flowers, the yellow ones, standing out so brightly in this composite flower seemed to add more beauty to the flower. The ones that I thought were petals, the red ones, are actually the ray flowers. Hmmm… Mother Nature’s amazing creations!

Faces of India - 121

Ready to take flight! A young boy flying paper planes, the picture taken in Barakar, West Bengal.


Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various
characters of my country whom I met during my travels. See more here.

A Nesting Painted Stork

A Painted Stork patiently waiting for its eggs to hatch. It is important that the eggs hatch; the chicks grow unharmed because Painted Storks are listed as “near threatened.” It is important that its nesting ecology is undisturbed. The recent incessant rains is a cause of worry for this new would-be mother.





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