Friday 13 April 2018

JOY ON THE STREET














our weddings are often a very public affair.  Groom's party, marching up to the Bride's residence, by right takes over a sizable portion of the busy street. The local band hired to make some cacophonous popular music knows the routine well. And City traffic drop their speed by miles and take in the  fanfare all around as unpaid entertainment.






Monday 9 April 2018

SUMMER BREAKING IN


Summer of 2018 promises to be a sizzling one. Interspersed at fortnights with a swift shower or two it could be bearable. One can for perspective, think of scorching Saudi Arabian summer or the Saharan heat...  and then there are cities and settlements in Thar desert that're tested by radiation limits. Through those dust-heavy months, a sudden storm and shower become a cleansing agent for the foliage and a refreshment for hope.