Ménage à trois
The many moods of गौरैया
गौरैया
Be the first to identify all the sparrows in this picture, and get a free pass to 2021.
पतझड़
"तुझसे नाराज़ नहीं ज़िदगी, हैरान हूँ मैं।"
कई बार सुनी होगी यह पंक्ति आपने। मगर कितना सच है इसमें। ज़िदगी से नाराज़ या परेशान होकर कुछ हासिल नहीं होता।
पिछले हफ़ते किसी के चले जाने से मैं दुखी था। इस दुख में एक पुराने दोस्त से अरसे बाद गुफ़तगू हुई। बात करके समझ आया कि कुछ लोग ज़िंदगी में एक जगह थम जाते हैं। आगे नहीं बढ़ पाते। अपनी परेशानियों को ना हल कर पाते हैं, ना पीछे छोड़ पाते हैं।
कल एक नए दोस्त से मुलाक़ात हुई। हंसी हंसी में यह बात हुई कि अपनी परेशानियों में उलझ कर रह जाना आजकल एक ट्रेंड हो गया है। ज़िदगी बढ़ते जाने का नाम हैं। ज़िदगी की हैरानियों पर हँसते जाइए तो ज़िदगी खुद-ब-खुद हंसीं हो जाती है।
जब ऐसा सोच लिया तो आज सारा दिन अच्छा गया। सुबह मेरे पसंदीदा अरावली पार्क में गुज़री। बाकी दिन दोस्तों के साथ हंसी खुशी बीता। अब शाम गीत सुन कर काट रहे है।
इस हफ़ते मैंने कई महीनों के बाद पूरा दिन काम किया। थकान हुई। शाम तक फेफड़े थक जाते हैं। मग़र खुशी भी हुई। शायद इसलिए कि काम मेरे शौक का था। कुछ ऐसे शौक भी पूरे किए जिनके बारे में सोचना तक छोड़ दिया था। उसके लिए दोस्तों और ज़िदगी का शुक्रिया।
सुनने बैठे थे "हुज़ूर इस कदर भी ना..."। उस गीत के बाद spotify ने खुद ही यह गीत सुना दिया, और ख़याल इधर उधर निकल गया। शुभ रात्री।
कई बार सुनी होगी यह पंक्ति आपने। मगर कितना सच है इसमें। ज़िदगी से नाराज़ या परेशान होकर कुछ हासिल नहीं होता।
पिछले हफ़ते किसी के चले जाने से मैं दुखी था। इस दुख में एक पुराने दोस्त से अरसे बाद गुफ़तगू हुई। बात करके समझ आया कि कुछ लोग ज़िंदगी में एक जगह थम जाते हैं। आगे नहीं बढ़ पाते। अपनी परेशानियों को ना हल कर पाते हैं, ना पीछे छोड़ पाते हैं।
कल एक नए दोस्त से मुलाक़ात हुई। हंसी हंसी में यह बात हुई कि अपनी परेशानियों में उलझ कर रह जाना आजकल एक ट्रेंड हो गया है। ज़िदगी बढ़ते जाने का नाम हैं। ज़िदगी की हैरानियों पर हँसते जाइए तो ज़िदगी खुद-ब-खुद हंसीं हो जाती है।
जब ऐसा सोच लिया तो आज सारा दिन अच्छा गया। सुबह मेरे पसंदीदा अरावली पार्क में गुज़री। बाकी दिन दोस्तों के साथ हंसी खुशी बीता। अब शाम गीत सुन कर काट रहे है।
इस हफ़ते मैंने कई महीनों के बाद पूरा दिन काम किया। थकान हुई। शाम तक फेफड़े थक जाते हैं। मग़र खुशी भी हुई। शायद इसलिए कि काम मेरे शौक का था। कुछ ऐसे शौक भी पूरे किए जिनके बारे में सोचना तक छोड़ दिया था। उसके लिए दोस्तों और ज़िदगी का शुक्रिया।
सुनने बैठे थे "हुज़ूर इस कदर भी ना..."। उस गीत के बाद spotify ने खुद ही यह गीत सुना दिया, और ख़याल इधर उधर निकल गया। शुभ रात्री।
Couldn't watch the full video because I just couldn't digest all the dramatics.
India just loves a good Eklavya story. Somebody who wasn't supposed to be learning, learns by proxy and confronts his gurus. Uff the drama. The poverty porn. The credit to the upper class platform that allowed the "downtrodden" to rise. The staged show of solidarity by his coworkers.
Nishtha ਯੋਸਾਰੀਅਨ ਦੁਆਬਵਾਲਾ
India just loves a good Eklavya story. Somebody who wasn't supposed to be learning, learns by proxy and confronts his gurus. Uff the drama. The poverty porn. The credit to the upper class platform that allowed the "downtrodden" to rise. The staged show of solidarity by his coworkers.
Nishtha ਯੋਸਾਰੀਅਨ ਦੁਆਬਵਾਲਾ
This fellow showed up on a glass pane, but this time we were both on the same side.
Same spidey. A minute later it had caught and cocooned a catch.
Spidey. On a very large web.
Bee. Out of focus, so it appears fuzzier than it really is.
Buggy
Spidey bottom
What did I just see 👀😬😳
Never complaining about Indian driving again
Never complaining about Indian driving again
मेधा ताई खेती की समस्याएं हिन्दी में समझाते हुए...
Spidey
तितली। अनामिका।
Snail. Plan view.
Snail. Elevation.
Dung beetle, on its way to conquer the world
Dung beetle
This makes me inordinately happy.
All you people appreciating Punjabi videos and tweets. Now understand and appreciate this. 🤗
All you people appreciating Punjabi videos and tweets. Now understand and appreciate this. 🤗
Because Mother Russia is love 😍
सुबह सुबह 9:40am Spotify is sending me a notification "In the mood to dance 🕺🏽? Listen to..."
भाई hippie होना चाहते हैं, मग़र हो थोड़े ही गए हैं। मुझे assigned issues और tickets क्या Spotify की tech team resolve करेगी?
Just another crabby winter morning 🤣
भाई hippie होना चाहते हैं, मग़र हो थोड़े ही गए हैं। मुझे assigned issues और tickets क्या Spotify की tech team resolve करेगी?
Just another crabby winter morning 🤣
जन्मदिन की Sushi. One of them turned out to be non veg and we discovered just in time 😂
जितना मुश्किल तितलियों की तस्वीरें लेना है, उससे भी मुश्किल घर आ कर उन्हें पहचानना है
Unidentified butterfly
Parakeet
This is for anyone nursing or processing a heartbreak. My friend Anubha is providing group counselling and therapy over Zoom - what is called healing circles. I would highly recommend this for anyone whose heart still hurts. She is based in the US but the sessions are at an India friendly time on Sundays.
Here is what she writes:
Do you know anyone who's newly single, healing a broken heart, or processing a difficult relationship situation? It can be painful and confusing to make sense of what happened, process grief, and figure out how to let go and move forward. You don’t have to go at it alone.
Anubha will be facilitating a month of Healing Circles at 8pm every Sunday evening. Since time immemorial, we have been gathering in circles. Around the fire, around the banyan tree, and in modern times, around the dinner table. Healing Circles creates a container to facilitate heart-sharing, healing and wisdom. Small cohorts will meet in a safe, confidential, and supportive online space to share stories, ask questions, and process changes in their love relationships.
Each Circle is 90 minutes and conducted via Zoom. Drop in for a single Circle, or, for maximum benefit, come every week. The Circles are offered at a nominal rate of ₹200/person. It is a fabulous opportunity to avail yourself of a therapeutic experience facilitated by an experienced coach, in the company of a caring community, and with absolutely no obligations.
Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/healing-circle-dec20
Here is what she writes:
Do you know anyone who's newly single, healing a broken heart, or processing a difficult relationship situation? It can be painful and confusing to make sense of what happened, process grief, and figure out how to let go and move forward. You don’t have to go at it alone.
Anubha will be facilitating a month of Healing Circles at 8pm every Sunday evening. Since time immemorial, we have been gathering in circles. Around the fire, around the banyan tree, and in modern times, around the dinner table. Healing Circles creates a container to facilitate heart-sharing, healing and wisdom. Small cohorts will meet in a safe, confidential, and supportive online space to share stories, ask questions, and process changes in their love relationships.
Each Circle is 90 minutes and conducted via Zoom. Drop in for a single Circle, or, for maximum benefit, come every week. The Circles are offered at a nominal rate of ₹200/person. It is a fabulous opportunity to avail yourself of a therapeutic experience facilitated by an experienced coach, in the company of a caring community, and with absolutely no obligations.
Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/healing-circle-dec20
चलो भई जगह बनाओ, सारी दिल्ली पंजाब हरयाणा वालन के लिए ही थोड़ी है। यू.पी. वालन की भी ना तक़लीफ़ कम है ना जबान।
For pictures and videos from within the farmers protest at Singhu Border, follow Navneet Kaur Virk on Instagram https://instagram.com/jinde_meriye
(just don't scroll too much on her feed, or she'll take you to Kashmir and then you'll never come back)
(just don't scroll too much on her feed, or she'll take you to Kashmir and then you'll never come back)
If you think this is hyperbole, listen to what happened in the US
https://youtu.be/X9wHzt6gBgI
https://youtu.be/i8xwLWb0lLY
This is the only way large corporates deal with farmers and food 👆🏽
https://youtu.be/X9wHzt6gBgI
https://youtu.be/i8xwLWb0lLY
This is the only way large corporates deal with farmers and food 👆🏽
A Congressi at Harminder Sahib is like a gora at Jallianwala Bagh. The only expression you're ever allowed to have is one of remorse, regret, apology. Today you are ruling the state and using it as leverage at the Center. But yesterday you were burning it to the ground for political mileage. People do not forgive and forget.
Youtube just encouraged me to get a JeevanSathi.com subscription for my kids.
Meanwhile Facebook is still hankering for a WhiteHatJr subscription.
Keep up, FB. They're growing fast.
Meanwhile Facebook is still hankering for a WhiteHatJr subscription.
Keep up, FB. They're growing fast.
Get up and DO something with your body.
Me. I'm talking to myself. I've been tired all day today since I drove to Delhi and back yesterday. Excuses.
I can't even say lame excuses because lame people are literally outdoing each other and I'm here propped up in bed complaining about the bad air and just breathing.
(The lady in black. Watch for the moment when literal appreciation for her opponent lights up her face. That's sporting spirit.)
Me. I'm talking to myself. I've been tired all day today since I drove to Delhi and back yesterday. Excuses.
I can't even say lame excuses because lame people are literally outdoing each other and I'm here propped up in bed complaining about the bad air and just breathing.
(The lady in black. Watch for the moment when literal appreciation for her opponent lights up her face. That's sporting spirit.)
वाह वाह! बता दी औकात।
So, uh, I've been meaning to ask.
It's probably inappropriate, at this juncture, to ask, but I'm unable to contain myself.
This gentleman. His get up. His, err, swag. Where could I get those clothes? Most of the protesting farmers have been wearing pyjama and kurta. But, it's not the cut and style we see in Haryana. Its a different style, peculiar to Punjab, that I'm unfamiliar with. And I quite like it. Also, the jutis. If they're not leather, of course. And the jacket, I'll probably swap for a traditional one. Sherebanu you'll help me get a jacket like Sahil has, won't you?
It's just that, I don't think I've done any clothes buying in all of 2020. And the ICU people kept a full set of my clothes and sandals. So, I deserve a new set. And this is ethnic, and I never wear ethnic.
Also, I mean, look at the ensemble. इतना swag 😁
It's probably inappropriate, at this juncture, to ask, but I'm unable to contain myself.
This gentleman. His get up. His, err, swag. Where could I get those clothes? Most of the protesting farmers have been wearing pyjama and kurta. But, it's not the cut and style we see in Haryana. Its a different style, peculiar to Punjab, that I'm unfamiliar with. And I quite like it. Also, the jutis. If they're not leather, of course. And the jacket, I'll probably swap for a traditional one. Sherebanu you'll help me get a jacket like Sahil has, won't you?
It's just that, I don't think I've done any clothes buying in all of 2020. And the ICU people kept a full set of my clothes and sandals. So, I deserve a new set. And this is ethnic, and I never wear ethnic.
Also, I mean, look at the ensemble. इतना swag 😁
Millie here are pics of Kavin getting a haircut.
Bhavna's team did a great job, and that too outdoors.
और तुम कहती हो haircut नहीं हुआ लड़के का।
Bhavna's team did a great job, and that too outdoors.
और तुम कहती हो haircut नहीं हुआ लड़के का।
Do you see it?
In conversation. In motion. Two Prinias.
Hello passerby 👋🏽
Tawny flanked Prinia
Hard to recognise. Google Lens says that's a tit.
जाते
आते
The wormwood pug, it seems
कठफोड़वा
Is that a wren?
Himalayan Bulbul
Caspers
A feeble attempt at capturing star-trails. If you zoom into the top right, you see an object that didn't move with the stars and the planets. Probably an artificial satellite.
This is what the night sky is supposed to look like. Between air pollution and light pollution, we have lost most of it.
You might think that all we have lost is beauty. What we have lost, is wonder. There is 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 in the starlight skies. This wonder has led many to poetry. Some have tried to understand the sky and its movements, leading to astronomy, physics and rocketry. Yet others have tried to interpret our lives through these stars.
All of this wonder is lost to our children. They experience it through screens, videos, books, when they could have just looked out their windows every night and seen it in all its glory. Who knows what wonderous things they would do if they only realised how small we are, how beautiful this universe is, and how much there is still left to know and to do.
(You might need to open the images in full screen and increase your brightness/contrast, otherwise they will just appear black)
You might think that all we have lost is beauty. What we have lost, is wonder. There is 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 in the starlight skies. This wonder has led many to poetry. Some have tried to understand the sky and its movements, leading to astronomy, physics and rocketry. Yet others have tried to interpret our lives through these stars.
All of this wonder is lost to our children. They experience it through screens, videos, books, when they could have just looked out their windows every night and seen it in all its glory. Who knows what wonderous things they would do if they only realised how small we are, how beautiful this universe is, and how much there is still left to know and to do.
(You might need to open the images in full screen and increase your brightness/contrast, otherwise they will just appear black)
I don't usually buy from Flipkart. But I was looking for something today and ended up on the site. And then I saw this offer. I thought there would be some catch but there isn't. I literally ordered sugar and flour for ₹1/kg just now. Does anyone understand the logic behind this? What is Flipkart trying to do?
How do I convince Flipkart to buy Thinvent products at distributor price and then give them away for ₹1 each?
How do I convince Flipkart to buy Thinvent products at distributor price and then give them away for ₹1 each?
I searched high and low for the name of this movie I saw as a child. It was about a boy who was born with a compromised immune system. He lives in a physical bubble all his childhood, till he falls in love, breaks out of his bubble and runs away with the love of his life.
I couldn't find the movie I was looking for. but I found another movie, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZy4wM2Jg0). And I realised that my son kinda looks like young John Travolta.
I couldn't find the movie I was looking for. but I found another movie, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZy4wM2Jg0). And I realised that my son kinda looks like young John Travolta.
Love ❤️. And survival ✊🏽.
https://xkcd.com/2386/
https://xkcd.com/2386/