Cloth Fit for Royals!
Textile Gallery, City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan In the textile gallery (City Palace, Jaipur) you can watch many dresses which were worn by the kings and queens of Rajasthan in the past. Above is one such specimen. I wonder why I did not take any pictures of a kimono that belonged to a king and another…
Space for Everyone- From Bullock Carts to Cars
Bullock Cart and Cars on Noida Roads I was with my sister in Noida when we were walking by this place. It was on her insistence I took this picture and now I am glad that I did. With a lot of construction taking place due to the Metro project the roads are in a…
How are Pedestrians Crossings or Zebra Crossings Used at Your Place?
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…
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…