On one of my recent visits to Mumbai, I had a dinner at Cafe Leopold. When I came back home and told this to Brat 1 (my elder nephew) he immediately remarked, ‘Shantaram.’ Wikipedia also confirms that there are extensive references to Leopold Cafe in the novel Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. When we went…
Author: Mridula Dwivedi
Another Tryst with the Blue Throat
It is not difficult to spot the Blue Throat near the Ganda Nala (open drainage) but it is certainly a game of patience to wait for it to come out in the open, relatively speaking. After 45 minutes of sitting patiently this is what I got. If I do not get to see the bird…
A Small Video from the Daryaganj Sunday Book Market
A Small Video from the Daryaganj Sunday Book Market
Lazy Sunday Photo- Street Food from Daryaganj Market
We went to Dayraganj Sunday Book Market today. I was thinking to take pictures and not too much about buying the books. But it was so crowded and with Chhavi along, all I could take pictures with was my cell phone camera. These were cookies sold on the road side. The brown ones in the…
Indian Pond Heron
I got this Indian Pond Heron in the neighborhood. I got to take the first shot from a very close distance but I messed it up, it came out completely out of focus. The good thing is that is still Sunday to take a few more shots. Got to see and click many birds. Looking…
Skywatch Friday- Sunset in the Neighborhood
This sunset is from my weekend bird rounds. These days I get out around 4 in the evening and manage to catch the sunset as well. So I am looking forward to Saturday and Sunday. For more skies from around the world please visit the Skywatch page.
When did You Fly for the First Time?
I was thinking today how much I have started taking air travel for granted thanks to the low cost airlines. But when I was growing up, the only domestic airline was Indian Airlines and air travel much beyond our reach. The first time I got inside a plane was when I was already doing my Ph.D. If…
Conversations with a Taxi Driver and a Mumbai Sunset
Clicked this one as I was going back to the Mumbai airport from the taxi itself. It was the same taxi where I said I had interesting conversation with the taxi owner. When he saw me taking out the camera, he applied brakes so that I could take a better picture! When I was through taking pictures…
Another Blue Throat Picture
It has been busy and more busy with work. How the days fly. Already a month from2011 has gone!