A Traffic Signal at Oxford, UK Have you ever tried using a pedestrian crossing in India? Chances are you will have a very tough time. The vehicles would be encroaching on the zebra crossing and you have to be really careful while trying to cross. In India, the biggest vehicle has the right of the…
Author: Mridula Dwivedi
Lazy Sunday Photo- Eggs and Egg Crates on a Bicycle
Eggs and Egg Crates on a Bicycle I was doing some grocery shopping for my sister in Noida. So I bought aalo, tamater, seb, etc. (potatoes, tomatoes, apples) and was walking towards home. The shop is nearby and I deliberately did not take the car. The various vegetables and other stuff weighed around 7-8 kg…
Those Long Walks!
I am quite fond of walking, particularly those long walks to nowhere, and it has landed me in all kind of interesting situations. I think it gets interesting because I am scared of dogs. Sometimes I get caught in the rains. I do not care much about the rains but somehow my camera does. So it…
The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan
The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan I am quite amazed that in spite of countless trips to Jaipur (remember I have studied near Jaipur for 5 years) I never managed to see the City Palace before. Of all the monuments I saw this time, I liked the City Palace most. Here too restoration work was going…
Blues!
David Hockney Gallery at Saltaire, UK
The Jaipur Story!
Amber Fort, Jaipur- Sunil Feeding the Pigeons I wrote this post to say that my Jaipur story is now up at the Gonomad site. It is difficult to compress Jaipur in 1500 to 1700 words but that is what I did. So there are many stories that would get narrated here only. PS. The tall…
Have You Ever Traveled on the Top of a Train or Even a Bus?
No, don’t blame me for discussing such strange ideas. Blame Steven_Ber, the resident train expert at Indiamike. He has posted a photo of a young man in Assam who climbed on the top of the train to ask Steve “which country” you are from! That means Steve was traveling on the top of a train…
The British Museum London
British Museum London I took this picture at the British Museum in November 2007. The exhibition ‘First Emperor’ was at the museum but the entry fee to that particular section was low double digit pounds (was it near 17 or 12, can’t remember) and I gave it a miss. Also, I had so little time…
Puppets are Popular at Jaipur
Puppets are Celebrities at Jaipur There was so much crowd at the puppet show at the City Palace Jaipur that I was content to click the crowd from a distance. Among all the monuments that I saw at Jaipur, I found the City Palace the most stunning. The ladies in yellow caps (look left) belonged…
Not at Office!
Work, Work and Work This is how my work table looks like these days. So, I dragged myself out of the bed in the morning (I hate Monday mornings and I wake up like a dead wish) got ready and turned the key in the car. It sputtered and coughed but refused to start. The…