A prayer

For peace.
For bringing back the sanity in the society today.

Do you care?

For all things that is going on around you?
Some you know.. just do not care!

What about you?

From darkness to light

..we run.

Freedom .. to be..

..the way we want to be..
..in the places we wish to..
..doing the things we like to.. 

The dreams...

You see , reflects in your expressions you show on your face.
Keep that sparkle alive! 

Sharmana....

Spilled milk

... and then we offers our prayers..

A new found love..

Watermelons!
Just love it ..
Missing it in the winters.. 

Can god smell ?

Often a question crosses my mind..

And then what is the use of these aromatic items.
Do they make the gods more pleased? Or is it humans that we are tying to please.
Notice the usage of incense sticks in almost all religions.

My first Chhath Puja experience

What a lovely festival!  

Reach for the sky...

The motto in life. 

A support for education

What are you doing to support it ?

For the love of walls, windows and doors...

Stuff that I Love! 

Teamwork

A summer afternoon in Vienna.

Of a broken bridge and dreams

A winter morning in Bihar.

May the Buddha smile on you

The lord at the main shrine in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.

The Banana Man

One can never get tired of shooting portraits on the streets in India.
:)

Eco-friendly

The beauty of travel is that you get to discover new things. In a trip to Sri Lanka, I discovered that Elephant poop is actually 100% recyclable and the stationery and paper made out of it sells across stores there!

For a square meal...

Kanyakumari, India. 

My source of joy ..

Spending time with children...

The times have changed..

..
...
Things are not the same as it used to be before.

The umbrella

One of those things, that I never have when I need it the most! 

The smoker

Russell Market portraits.

The Urge ..

...

Work is worship...

Mahindra tractor.
Lifeline to so many farmers in India. 

A human god..

The way we idolize our film stars, is amazing. At times we put them in the same league as the gods too.

But then who has seen the gods? The concept of God in itself is an abstract one, which over the years has taken a human form. If that can be done, why not the film stars?

A Parisian View

Did you know that the law in Paris is that the outside facade of the buildings have to be of a particular material / shade only. Just a few shades are permitted by the city councils. The limestone shade being one of them.

No wonder so many buildings look similar !  

Remember the post box

I often wonder if many in the present generation of kids would know what this iconic boxes stood for.. 

The beauty of Europe...

...lies a lot in these gorgeous windows and the flower beds. A common sight across Europe!

Ready to bloom ..

...but cut before they actually bloom.

The familiar story of many a creatives lives cut short due to peer pressure, society acceptance and what not. 

The country for postcards..

Switzerland! Where every photo you take could be a postcard in itself!

The Hindu Mosque

Shivajinagar area, Bangalore.

You are being watched...

The pillars at the Notre Dam, Paris.

Life in a Metro

Loved the public transport in Europe!

Smile says Mr A Rado

:)

Pondering..

Often it is important to sit and ponder over things..
Some interesting insights come out eventually. 

One Last Smile

Shivajinagar, Bangalore.

Dil Bahar ..

No matter wherever I go around the world, the heart lies in Bihar.

Mesmerized

By the beauty of the Eiffel tower at night, pitched against the night blue sky!

The beauties

Was such a pleasant sight to see the sparrows in Paris. 

Shifted Perspectives

Sometimes it helps to view life from different perspectives and amuse at the scenes it presents.

What keeps them going...

...to worship stones.

Faith.
Only Faith.

Concentration...

...is a skill acquired by lot of practice. 

Get a chai.. spread the happiness

A cup of tea is always refreshing.

Dawn

My favorite time of the day.
Always experience peace at that time.

For the love of tea...

When the tea is good, and you want a refilling, and the shopkeeper has nothing but a plastic cup, what do you do? You just say no to a separate fresh plastic cup and request for a refill on the old one itself :)

I did just that in a recent trip to Guwahati, and had the other people on the photowalk stared at me.

I just smiled, as I relished the awesome tea in the cold, basking in the morning sunshine.

For the love of Bangalore..

...there are some things in Bangalore that makes your stay so lovely.

To start something new...

... the old has to set.

Cheers to a new career!