I am Mussoorie bound once again in this week at the invitation of a property. More once I come back. Looking forward to it. Last week for three days I had red rashes all over. That put a lot of things in perspective. Earlier if it was a trip just to Mussoorie, now it is a trip…
Category: India
Realization through a Name like Karkarduma
I was traveling to Noida (yes I am at my sister’s place) on the Delhi Metro. I boarded from Rajouri Garden and didn’t bother to inquire where was the train headed that was pulling in as I entered the platform. I got inside the women’s only coach and at first did not find a place…
Skywatch Friday- Skies from Talhauti, Uttarakhand
We were hopeful after looking at the blues in the sky that the weather would be fine the next day. But the grey dominated and it was snowed out the next day. This image was taken at Talhauti in Uttarakhand Himalayas while I was trekking in the region in early June. Please visit the Skywatch page for…
Mother and Daughter at Dhunda
The mother and daughter visited our campsite at Dhunda in search of medicines. It is very common on a trek to be requested for medicines by Gujjars. I don’t know why the people living high up the mountains are called Gujjars. They have nomadic lifestyle, they build temporary shelters and move with their livestock to…
Total Lunar Eclipse, June 15-16, 2011, Gurgaon, India
I decided to add this post to the Skywatch Friday as well. You cannot imagine how much I sweated to click even these pictures, my zoom lens needs servicing and it had to happen when one of the biggest phenomenons had to occur in the sky. Zoom lens acting funny or not I had…
Summer Anyone?
This is not our idea of summer for sure but for some even summer means snow! I clicked this picture in the first week of June at Talhauti in Uttarakhand. I am entering this for the photo of the month contest with Mahendra Homestays. Psst there theme is summer!