My grandmother (that is, my mother’s mother) was apparently obsessed with her feet. She’d often wash them and take extra efforts to pamper them. While I wouldn’t really go that extra mile, but yes I do agree that they are the most neglected part of our body and do the most important function of keeping up mobile while carrying…
Tag: PostADay2012
A Ride Back To Childhood
Do you remember your first ride from a long time ago? I didn’t really have a bike of my own, by my brother did, and he used to teach me how to ride to too. And that bond has last a lifetime! So do you have any memories you would like to share?
Silent Sundays: Ambience
Time for another Silent Sunday! Every week, I’ll put up a picture that would ask you, my dear visitor, to give me a perspective instead. Feel free to drop in a line about the picture. Wish you a great new week ahead!
Praha, Revisited
My brother gifted me a new prime lens, and I was trying to check the clarity and amount of details the images can produce. This particular fridge magnet is an embossed representation of the Charles bridge at Prague. The kit lens makes the image look flat, but with this one, the shot comes to life,…
Democracy, Really?
India adopted the Constitution on 26th January, 1950, and we celebrate that day as the Republic Day with much fanfare. The Constitution declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic that promises its citizens justice, equality, and liberty along with promoting brotherhood among them. The annual parade at Delhi is a show of how potent our armed forces are, and the…
How Fine Is Fine?
This is a tongue-in-cheek fridge magnet that my brother gifted to me after returning from Singapore for the first time. We live in a nation where very little rules are being followed, so this comes across as a cultural shock for many who migrate. However, since then his point of view has altered drastically. If…
A Few Drops Of Hope
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B.J. Thomas Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothin’ seems to fit Those raindrops are fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’ So I just did me some talkin’ to the sun And I said…
Shiva’s Wrath
It is said that Shiva opens his third eye to burn Desire (Kāma) to ashes. However, this third eye also stands for enlighten and knowledge. That is the reason Indians apply Tilak on their forehead between their eyes, as a symbol of that realization. The statue of Shiva features the River Ganga (the Ganges) in his jatas (matted hair), who…
Silent Sundays: Music
Time for another Silent Sunday! Every week, I’ll put up a picture that would ask you, my dear visitor, to give me a perspective instead. Feel free to drop in a line about the picture. Wish you a great new week ahead!
Snapshots of my World 