30th September 2013

Aerodynamic wings

I am wondering how these holes make flying easier for this bug as mother nature always put function before form.

27th September 2013

Balancing Act

Can we confidently rule out the possibility that this leaf is not engaged in some sort of competition with other leaves?

25th September 2013

Happy 18th Birthday

For those of you who have owned a bullet would know owning one is nothing less than a love affair.

24th September 2013

Just like holding sand in your hand

Like one can't hold on to sand in his hand, this leaf can't hold on to water, atleast for long.

23rd September 2013

Helping the old

We thought about putting the offerings in the box at a temple but my brother had a better suggestion - giving it a charitable organization.

21st September 2013

Midnight Shoot with Ganpati

You have to be a good host and not leave Ganpati alone at night. I decide to get up and take some shots of Ganpati including this one.

20th September 2013

Ganpati and Picturejockey

By contributing about a third of this blog's traffic, Ganpati brings in more people to this site than anyone or anything else.

18th September 2013

Departure time for Ganpati

I had a lungi to go with it but decided to change in trousers before going for visarjan.

17th September 2013

Ganpati devotee and a part time painter

He reminded me of my friends from Tata Interactive - Chetan, Rajesh and Sunita who used to paint Ganpati statues.

16th September 2013

Ganpati or Andha Kanoon?

It should not have come as a surprise since I knew they had not recorded any of my instructions.

13th September 2013

Number hi meri pehchaan hai, gar yaad rahe

The only record kept by the people making Ganpati idol is your phone number at the back of the status.

12th September 2013

Gainda phool

Flowers are an importat decoration element as well as offerings for Ganpati. The rates of flowers at this time just shoot up.

9th September 2013

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. This is the fifth time overall and third time in Noida that Ganpati has blessed us by visiting our home.

2nd September 2013

Bada hai to behtar hai

The title of this post translates to "The bigger, the better". I am now feeling it to be true as far as a USB drive is concerned.

26th August 2013

Independence Day

While the Republic Day parade has always been a keenly awaited event for us as a kid, watching the Prime Minister deliver a speech at Red Fort not so much.

23rd August 2013

Manu and kites

I have compiled an image gallery of images from this as well as last year.

14th August 2013

Harbans Cycle Store

13th August 2013

Rajan

12th August 2013

Manik

9th August 2013

Varying sizes

If reincarnation is true, then I am sure the Gulmohur tree must have been animal like a dog or a cat in previous life.

8th August 2013

Surface tension

Back in school, the two things we were taught about surface tension were the property of a liquid to form a drop and capillary action.

7th August 2013

Hedges of R K Puram

On the way to her home from the bus stop, there used to be hedges with this plant. As I walked past them, I used to pluck these flowers.

5th August 2013

Random Flower

One way to explain signs like not taking pictures, not posting frequently on this blog and generally losing interest can be "buri nazar".

1st August 2013

Creating a Splash

After the rains, there would be small puddles on the road in front of my house and there used to be small tadpoles in those puddles.