Mr. Chari’s First Flight
“Did you try Tatkal?” He said. For the 476th time. I wished I could explain to him. How making our PM speak was a possibility as compared to getting a Tatkal ticket on IRCTC. About how I woke up for the first time in years at 6:30 A.M and was staring at the clock to […]
Partha Sarathi MBA
“I am an MBA.” He announced and laughed revealing his yellow teeth. He was standing in a corner, nursing a 90 of cheap whisky along with some beer. The veins were pronounced on his hands. He pulled the sleeves of his once off-white shirt yet again; it was an involuntary, nervous reaction I guess. I […]
Scaly Breasted Munia
White Cheeked Barbet
Got this guy in Cubbon Park. This is actually a very common bird. Every time you hear ‘coottrrrr-coottrrrr’ from atop a tree nearby, yeah, it is him making that heart-wrenching call.
Monkey Mother
She was impassive as I clicked away. She just stared at me. Poignant!
Weekend Birding
It was him! the Egret said pointing to the aquabatic Cormorant. This rather weird bird was hanging around with a family of ducks and when he was not, he was fishing in the lalbagh lake. He was careless enough to not spot a juicy water snake that swam right under his nose. This diminutive bird […]
Tickell’s flowerpecker
Went birding in the Hebbal lake and fell in love with the place: it is an avian paradise. I love the place more so because an amateur birder/photographer too can get some decent shots. I hope I got the bird’s ID right. If not, do correct me people. See more pics from the Hebbal birding […]
Happy Holidays People :-)
🙂 I know! I know! I am in an exuberant mood today and these days have become a rarity in my life. No, don’t ask. Zip. So you’re all set to go out there and have a ball eh? You lucky bastard? Brigade road sports a blazing, festive look. There are bands playing in pubs. […]
The Man That Shashi Kapoor Resembles
The other day Anita and I decided to meet up at Koshy’s. The place was cacophonous, what with all the creative-types chattering away… firing empty words and thoughts into the cosmos. The waiter in his 43 year old uniform (that was never washed I am sure) took our order for drinks and we started talking. […]