Titbits

I saw this tiny bird sitting in her nest so calmly and confidently that all of sudden a thought traveled in my mind "Do we ever find such satisfaction while sitting in our abodes. We are always busy planning for bigger homes and accumulation of so many things in our house."  

She built this house only for hatching of her eggs and upbringing of her kids. Once they are grown up they all abandon this nest.  

Next time she as well as her kids will built another nest and the process goes on........👇👇👇

The leave their techniques of living as a legacy for their kids but we love to leave legacy in material for our kids, homes, finances etc. etc....

Another tiny nest I found at Mount Abu. 

 This bird has stitched her nest with the leaves of this plant so intricately and beautifully. 

 For us it appears a very fragile but for her eggs and her family it is the strongest one

I saw this comb in Majuli and it appears to me very artistic and beautiful. This comb is the house of a wasp which is found in Assam.  I heard that this wasp built its house with the powder of wood and clay and its sting is similar to the sting of a Scorpion. Whatever, but I liked these 

 Here in the picture, two wasps are busy in giving final touches to their abode.  After they raise their family, this comb will be discarded by the all and in next season, a comb will fabricated once again by these wasps as well as by the next generation and that too on their own.  One such discarded comb is seen here in the picture. 

This picture of cat and her kitten was clicked in Shillong. 

 The kitten is secured with her mother therefore she is lost in her own world whereas mother is keeping a watchful eye on me.

This site of calf taking his feed is not so familiar in Delhi.  

Mother, thy name is patience specially when it comes to feeding her children.

This squirrel feeding herself on the leftovers by the humans. 

 I admire the way she is holding her food 

This sea gull feeding herself on the Kurkure which was thrown by the travellers who cross the Arabian Sea in Ferry.

 These sea gulls are so used to these that they fly with the ferry and catch these pieces of snacks in the mid air with precision

Parrot - Top of the world👇👇

This little bird is sitting on the bud of  this flower, sometimes 

I wonder that how do they manage the balance on their tiny legs.

 The picture of the lights below was clicked with a Nokia Mobile of-course, this mobile is not the smart one.

The picture of this light and its reflections gives a view of a headless insect.

A mannequin is sitting in place of the shopkeeper in a shop in Haridwar.

I had actually crossed this shop then
 I noticed  that a girl is sitting on the shop.

When I returned to shop and peeped inside it,
 I found this cute shopkeeper.

Brilliant Idea 

An Air India flight  sitting atop Qutub Minar.  

This is the actual design of a shop in the Connaught Place which has now been changed by all the shops with steel and glass.  ⤵

Safdarjung Tomb in Delhi.  

One of the most beautiful buildings in Delhi

I found this Building in Mumbai, very unique. I saw it from Bandra Kurla Sea Link then I asked my driver to take me to that building.  There was no body who could tell me about the building. 

If you ask any mumbaikar about any thing they have only one reply that he don't know.

Anyhow, I clicked few pictures. 🔻

 

We can found many shapes and faces in trees, stones. 
 This one I found in Jim Corbett.
It is a face of an elephant or Ganesha, depends on ones choice.
  I showed it to our guide even he was amazed to see and he told me that he had never noticed it. 
I suggested him to add this spot in his itinerary

 I hope, it still exists. 

Thankfully, it is in the restricted area otherwise some intelligent person could have build a temple here. ⥥

This Heart of a tree I found during my morning walks in
 Rabindra Nagar near Khan Market ⤵

This horse I found in Botanical Garden of Kolkata ⇩

An old man laughing or singing.  

On way to Lehe, somewhere between Kaylong and Pang

 in Lahaul Spiti➞⏬

This is a pillar in North Block.  It is really amazing to see this shape as if somebody has emphatically painted this figure which actually is not a painted one.

Actually the dust has settled in such a way on this pillar that it emerged as figure.

This figure resembles the Oscar Trophy🔻

What a piece of Art nature has created.

This plant was in my balcony and I just like these leaves as if both are trying to reach out to each other and want to feel each other 🔻

It was somewhere between Rohtang Pass and Manali on my way to Leh

A legend. 🔻🔻

A reminder of British Era.  It is fixed in some museum in Shimla and it has a crown on top of it.  These boxes played a significant role in our lives.  

Today's Facebook and WhatsApp generation will never understand the importance of these boxes. 

 For this generation, it is completely unimaginable that in those days it took four to five days to receive a letter from a relative or friend which was the only way of communication.

Those were the amazing days. 💔

Hands of my father's aunt.

  She was 92 years when I clicked this picture⥥

She was under treatment at Max Hospital for the cancer

 her body had developed at such a ripe age

First couldn't notice that  a moth is sitting on these fruits. 

 It chose the fruits which matched her complexion😊

A dog is resting in front of a poster outside Duke showroom. 

 I shared his picture with a friend and he thought that a couple sitting besides this dog.🔰🔰

Nature has created so beautiful patterns which leaves me quite awestruck.

This is a sun flower after it shed all her petals

Here is another Living Legend- A Biscope.  How many pictures we have seen on this, in our childhood, I do not remember. Here the advertisement of State Bank of India (SBI) calling the Bank a "Living Legend". It is correct, SBI chose a perfect platform.  

The term Living Legend is the perfect term which goes well with both.

These seats and tables for kids in one of the markets of Thailand.  A brilliant idea.

A Ghat at Dakshineshwar Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal.  Multi purpose ghat, People are washing and bathing and at the same time people are drinking the same water because for them it is sacred.  People were carrying this water in their bottles and canister.  

Two such are placed here in left side in the picture.

I was standing there and watching all this happening and yes I was thinking of the quality of this water and also of hygiene and wondering whether I am a fool that who does not understand the difference between faith and hygiene or these people are blinded with the faith that they cannot understand the difference. 😔

A boy sitting with his boat, in Meghalaya. 

 I forgot the name of this river and the place. 

 This place is at the border of India and Bangladesh and also a meeting place for Bangladeshis settled in India,  with their relatives in their homeland.

He was waiting for us to climb up to his boat so that he can earn few rupees. 

 Since it was already getting dark and we had to go back to Shillong therefore did not take a ride in his boat.

However, he was happy that I have clicked his photo.😇

Sun signing off for the day at Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur

Pictures click with NO SMART NOKIA PHONE🔻

My One plus Five gives good results ⏫ and 🔻

Whispers through Cab Drivers - 2

        Talking to cab drivers while riding on their cabs is sometimes very interesting and sometime it is very painful.  Sometimes these discussions left me completely awestruck with the harsh realities that are prevalent in our society.🙇🙇🙇

       When the Motor Vehicle Act enacted, so many jokes were circulating.  The emergence of mobile phones and internet data provided by the service provides at cheaper rates  has given a tool through social media, to the citizens. People do not hesitate in recording events and then circulating these on WhatsApp or Facebook. When the Motor Vehicle Act came into existence, people have circulated so many videos where the authorities were shown as the charging exuberantly for no reason. 😱😱

         On one such rides, I asked the driver whether he has paid any fine under this Act.  He narrated a very interesting incident where I could not understand that whether I should laugh or get agitated.  He told me that once the Police stopped his  vehicle and inspected his uniform and his car.  The Policeman, then found two three legitimate points where the driver can be fined. Moreover, something was missing in his uniform, therefore, he was charged a fine of Rs.30,000/-  I was aghast on listening to this.  😳😳🤢

         By that time we had already heard so many stories, where the drivers were charged and paid hefty amount as fine.  And here I was having first hand information about the hefty fines.  I couldn't resist myself and with a mixed feelings of anxiety, curiosity I asked him that how could he manage to pay such an hefty amount.  His answer left me completely amazed.  He told me that he paid only Rs.150/- and get away.  He later on rectified all those points which were lacking in his vehicle and his uniform.  I couldn't understand whether to laugh on this incident or feel agitated on the corruption which is still at rampant in our society and actually eating out the lining of our system. And people say that now corruption does not exist in our country. 😈😈😈😈😈

       On my another ride from Delhi to Punjab, I came across another darker shade of our society.  One of the drivers told me a heart wrenching incident.  He talked about two brothers in his native village in Punjab.  I forgot the name of the village and it is not necessary to mention the name here. These two brothers, must be in their seventies, had a small holding of about two acres of land in their village.  Both were working hard in this small holding and growing vegetables and selling these in their village as well as in neighbouring villages.  They were leading a comfortable life. 😌😌😌😌😌

           The son of one of the brothers, forced his father to sell off the small holding, he even threatened his father that if do not agree to his demand, he will kill him as well as his brother.  Fearing for his life, his father sold off his property.  With the money, the boy purchased a luxury car and spent the amount on showing off his wealth and satisfied his ego.  The poor guy, his father now working in the same fields as a labourer and sometimes he begs for money from neighbours or friends.  🙈🙉🙊🙍🙍🙍

          This was not a one incident, there are plenty of such cases in our society. People are being carried away with the unnecessary show off. The villagers are selling off their land so that they can send their kids to Canada, Australia or New Zealand. I do not know that how many of these succeed in getting their kids settled in these countries.  And I don't know that who is to be blamed for it. 😷😷

        One of the driver while I was travelling within Punjab, told me about one of his hobby is taking his dogs for racing.  He owned four grey hounds which he said that he got these from Dubai.  He spent few lakhs of INR on buying these grey hounds and paying duty. He feeds his dogs with chicken and dry fruits during winters and lots of curd during summer. When we hired his taxi, his dogs were sent to another district for training. I wanted to see these bread earners. They were being trained to run on the given track. I have neither seen this race nor heard that how do these dogs run.  He told me that they tie a rabbit (he said artificial 😦😦) to a vehicle and the dogs chase that rabbit and this is how they learn to run on the track. 

     According to this driver, about 70 dogs take part in this race. First, three dogs will run on the track and the dog who won this first race will go for second race with other two dogs.  In this case, the winning dog has to run for many kilometers. One track is of 500 meters. It means the dog who won the race has to run for 350+ kms in a day. Gosh.....

      He further informed that once two of his dogs died because of injections.  First we thought that probably the owner of other participants injected them with poison, but we were wrong. They were injected drugs for winning the race and probably these poor canines could not resist the pressure of running in the race as these injections affect their body organs. I forgot the name of the drug, they are injected. 😩😩

      Since injecting the drug for race, is a regular practice, therefore,  the authorities have made dope test mandatory for the participating dogs, before the event. This driver further added to my amazement when he told us that they have now started their dogs dozing with liquor.  I asked him the brand name, he said it is country liqour and for this race, two bottles are poured down to his system in one day. These dogs are being dozed with liquor in smaller quantities every hour as this way, it is not possible to detect liquor in their urine. 😯😯😯

        This driver further told us that daily their dogs have to run for 20 kms. to get the good results.  These canine follow their masters as masters rode on bike or a car.  

      He won bullet motorcycle twice as a first prize which he got encashed as motorcycle was useless for him. 

       He told that he give his dogs a rest of few months after the race, whereas there are people who do not give even a day's rest to their dogs. 🤢😒😢🤔

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