We are all broken pieces Trying to assemble themselves again, Some with edges smoothened by love, Some with edges jagged by pain. Carrying in them thoughts half-formed, Wishes and aspirations, Some that perished, some that exist In suspended animation. Hope does try to mold them So they fit like a puzzle, jigsaw; Love does try to glueContinue reading “Broken pieces”
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Ceilings
There is something about artistic ceilings that makes me want to take pictures of them…it’s challenging with a point and shoot camera, and often the results are less than ideal. But the idea of craning my neck and shooting upwards is just too much to resist…hope you like these amateur attempts! Blue Mosque, Istanbul, TurkiyeContinue reading “Ceilings”
If life were a Bollywood movie…
Indians will know what I am talking about right away, but as for others, I am talking about the Indian film industry which churns out a large number of movies every year. While the content and presentation of movies in Bollywood has changed in keeping with the changing times, some stereotypes are so quintessentially BollywoodianContinue reading “If life were a Bollywood movie…”
Call of the wild
I admit I have no particular affinity for animals. I don’t even take pictures of animals. However, these life-like models of wild animals made using animal skin at the Academy of Natural sciences, Philadelphia, were too good…so I had to take pics. Hope you enjoy them!
Always an Indian at heart- Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Above: Holiday lights showcasing the Taj Mahal in Philadelphia This may sound strange and duplicitous for someone who left her country to pursue greener pastures to say, but I’m going to talk about it anyway…I still consider myself deeply patriotic. Having aspired to travel the world as an ambassador from India (by joining the Indian foreignContinue reading “Always an Indian at heart- Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani”
Bugs!
I do not have any affinity for creepy-crawlies in general (i.e. I am not an entophile), but the bugs shown below have been pinned in such an artistic manner that I was forced to take pictures of them. These are displayed at the Academy of Natural Sciences of The Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Weekly Photo Challenge: New
The Daily post’ s latest challenge is “new”. I was intrigued by this glass statue of a birthing mother, so I decided to use this picture as my entry- “new” signifies birth here.
Confident in ignorance
“To succeed in life you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”– Mark Twain Replica of the famous statue of David by Michaelangelo in Florence, Italy (the original is at Accademia in Florence)- to me, this statue depicts a supremely confident man I never realized until fairly recently how astutely Mr. Twain had nailed the secretContinue reading “Confident in ignorance”
Dreaming of spring
Today I am thinking about spring even as I need to go back to work in the cold night… So here are some photographs of flowers signifying spring. Enjoy!
Setting fire to water
I am literally talking about setting fire to water…not figuratively… http://www.knikaquatics.com/Home.jsp?team=akka I just remembered reading a book on the periodic table (table of all elements arranged according to atomic numbers and masses) as a child. While reading about sodium, I was fascinated by the fact that a lump of sodium would burn when placed in waterContinue reading “Setting fire to water”
Five Lessons learnt in 2014
Glass sculpture of the Buddha- at the Museum of Art and Design, New York City I guess I should have compiled this list in 2014, and not on the first day of 2015, but better late than never! Let me first talk about my specific teachers for this year: 1. My patients I have beenContinue reading “Five Lessons learnt in 2014”
Confessions of a Procrastinator
No points for guessing that I am a procrastinator… I am writing this blog post right now as a way of procrastinating… So I need to finish a task that is not really pleasant. This is the mental dialogue I have.. Let me get this out of the way..it will take half an hour atContinue reading “Confessions of a Procrastinator”
Passion...unbridled 