Saurabh

saurabhjn

545 posts · May 2012 – March 2026 · the original

Pernem, Goa, India
Winters... when the boys were learning salsa on the beach.

The rains are nice. But the winters are better.
Winters... when the boys were learning salsa on the beach.

The rains are nice. But the winters are better.
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It's drum circle season
It's drum circle season
5 comments
  • kavita.kaushalHey buddy you made it home
  • Autumn LeafYes isn't it so heartwarming to see one's kids and their kids grow, learn, develop and progress in life. But it is beyond my understanding how you explain and justify the killings of infants and toddlers in Gaza, even if it is their parents who are at … See more
  • Priya RanjanMusic is sound of soul!
  • Sarika Panda BhattFull masti
  • Sarika Panda BhattVerified account Full masti
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Bardez, Goa, India
This is what freedom looks like. Kavin's cycle has finally arrived from Gurgaon, so I no longer have to ferry him to school on a scooter.
This is what freedom looks like. Kavin's cycle has finally arrived from Gurgaon, so I no longer have to ferry him to school on a scooter.
15 comments
  • ParraThis is what freedom looks like. Kavin's cycle has finally arrived from Gurgaon, so I no longer have to ferry him to school on a scooter.
  • justbythebayofbengalHope you have settled in well and so have the boys. @saurabhjn
  • upcycling.artistYayyy
  • Sameera SatijaLeave aside this particular issue for a moment and look around!! Do you think we are getting the basic infrastucture in return of the amount of taxes you pay? If your ans in NO then this protest is justified as it is to demand answerability
  • Naman MadanHave you shifted to goa ?
  • Maloshree SarkarYou have moved to Goa?
  • Aditya Amit GundhWhats the best way to send stuff to goa, saurabh? Can you pl whatsapp any contacts/details
  • Garima SinghWoow... Saurabh J u are an inspiration
  • Bhawna Verma BabutaWow that’s amazing
  • Barbara ĖfI’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t catch on and realize you moved to Goa! Congratulations!
  • Prerna S MannanWow! Had no clue you shifted base to Goa. Good choice
  • Nisha SharmaIt’s so cool that he is GOING to school
  • Yudi SunnyHi Same area you're staying at?
  • Tripti KhannaCongratulations and best wishes for a New base.
  • Yudi SunnyHiSame area you're staying at?
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Bardez, Goa, India
Got fully vaccinated today.

What a lovely experience. The staff at the Government District Hospital in Mapusa were more organised and helpful than the fancy Medanta Team that gave
Got fully vaccinated today.

What a lovely experience. The staff at the Government District Hospital in Mapusa were more organised and helpful than the fancy Medanta Team that gave me my first dose.
4 comments
  • Shailendra SinghAt least this doesn't have the big photo of our PM. Mine certificate has a big one.
  • Rupam DasDhanyavad hai.......
  • Nish AnkFully Vaccinated till the booster shot arrives!
  • Barbara ĖfSo glad to hear this!!!!!
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Bardez, Goa, India
When we were young, sparrows would visit our home near Yusuf Sarai in Delhi. We'd have to rush and open the French windows of the house, and turn off the ceiling fans to protect th
When we were young, sparrows would visit our home near Yusuf Sarai in Delhi. We'd have to rush and open the French windows of the house, and turn off the ceiling fans to protect them.

As we grew up, the birds around us seemed to have learnt to stay out of human homes. Until this month. Here in Goa, we have scaly-breasted munias visiting us sometimes. And, well, they're stupid. They keep fluttering against the fixed glass panes of the windows for an agonisingly long time, when there is an open window right underneath (see the pic for context).

I suppose the spotted munias forage in the paddy fields around our house. And visit us to snack on all the insects we harbour indoors. Perhaps I'll have the kids put stickers on all the fixed panes, to alert the birds.

(These social, communal birds are frequently caged. The pet trade calls them the Spice Finch. Its... so sad.)
3 comments
  • Sameera SatijaLeave aside this particular issue for a moment and look around!! Do you think we are getting the basic infrastucture in return of the amount of taxes you pay? If your ans in NO then this protest is justified as it is to demand answerability
  • Barbara ĖfI feel like it’s my spirit animal. Sad to hear it’s stupid
  • Maloshree SarkarDecember main milte hai
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Bardez, Goa, India
This is how smart boys go to school.
This is how smart boys go to school.
6 comments
  • ParraThis is how smart boys go to school.
  • justbythebayofbengalOh my!!! I thought it was you @saurabhjn and that you lost weight!!!!!!! He looks carbon of you man!!!!!!
  • Naman MadanIs it cold in goa , why sweater or just for fashion
  • Narayan RamachandranHe looks just like you
  • Sherebanu FroshSweet bacha
  • Jakhar MeghnaAwesome All the best Nilay. Enjoy your new school
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Bardez, Goa, India
You'd think the Goa life is all sun and sand. But I'm at the beach after 1.5 months.

I should do this more often. If only it weren't raining incessantly.
You'd think the Goa life is all sun and sand. But I'm at the beach after 1.5 months.

I should do this more often. If only it weren't raining incessantly.
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  • GoaYou'd think the Goa life is all sun and sand. But I'm at the beach after 1.5 months.
  • upcycling.artist😍😍😍
  • Sana KhanIs the offer of visiting you, valid here also?
  • Nethaniel ShabtayGIPHY
  • Barbara ĖfLooks like you have a couple more hours without rain. Have fun!
  • Saikat DattaOf course, it's not all sun and sand. There's also beer, vodka, rum, feni and some more beer. And fish. And sea food. And...
  • Yashodhara Lal SharmaVijay Sharma has been at the beach every morning! Walks there rain or no rain and seems to have a nice time loping up and down there by himself. Yesterday walked 8 km total
  • Deepika Narayan BhardwajI'll show you around very soon
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Went for a morning walk after many weeks. The sky was rather dramatic. And I met this interesting guy, Subodh Kerkar, who lives in Saligao and runs the Museum of Goa. He was seriouWent for a morning walk after many weeks. The sky was rather dramatic. And I met this interesting guy, Subodh Kerkar, who lives in Saligao and runs the Museum of Goa. He was seriouWent for a morning walk after many weeks. The sky was rather dramatic. And I met this interesting guy, Subodh Kerkar, who lives in Saligao and runs the Museum of Goa. He was seriou
Went for a morning walk after many weeks. The sky was rather dramatic. And I met this interesting guy, Subodh Kerkar, who lives in Saligao and runs the Museum of Goa. He was seriously interviewing a ragpicker who was busy making a living out of cleaning up trash. He then proceeded to ask me probing questions about my work. Almost gave me the impostor syndrome - do I really do anything of value?

Do you do anything of value?
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  • GuirimWent for a morning walk after many weeks. The sky was rather dramatic. And I met this interesting guy, Subodh Kerkar, who lives in Saligao and runs the Museum of Goa. He was seriously interviewing a ragpicker who was busy making a living out of cleaning up trash. He then proceeded to ask me probing questions about my work. Almost gave me the impostor syndrome - do I really do anything of value?
  • rasshmiguptaaWow
  • swapna_009Our world is constructed in such a way that if we don't do anything of value we will die of hunger and isolation
  • anubhakIsn’t everyone already doing things of value?
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'Twas a good day to be out surfing'Twas a good day to be out surfing'Twas a good day to be out surfing'Twas a good day to be out surfing
'Twas a good day to be out surfing
11 comments
  • ofwarblersandnebulaeLooks like you had a ton of fun!
  • makeshiftworldHow nice to see the kids up and about.
  • upcycling.artistWoww
  • rasshmiguptaaWow 👏👏
  • Geetanshu GoyalImpressive job done by boys . Keep it up !!
  • Ayalita Pooja KarguptaMy beach
  • Shiya JosephWow! How did they learn surfing
  • Prerna S MannanWhat fun!
  • Tirath MehtaRecovery was quick and good, I see!
  • Alistair Dsouzawow. total heropanti Looking cool. Must have been fun I'm sure. Did you have a go ?
  • Vaibhav GoyalHow fun!
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Bardez, Goa, India
Things you meet when out for a walk
Things you meet when out for a walk
4 comments
  • Autumn LeafYes isn't it so heartwarming to see one's kids and their kids grow, learn, develop and progress in life. But it is beyond my understanding how you explain and justify the killings of infants and toddlers in Gaza, even if it is their parents who are at … See more
  • KaminiSo, you go walking... Good, good
  • Ruchika SethiAaur next mulakat mein yeh aur hara bhara hojayegaa . ..will look swell !! One can already see the creeper creeping in
  • Ruchika SethiAaur next mulakat mein yeh aur hara bhara hojayegaa ...will look swell !! One can already see the creeper creeping in
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Edible art, that tastes good too.
Edible art, that tastes good too.
4 comments
  • Shalini Makhija VenugopalGoa looks so christmasy
  • Maloshree SarkarChristmas carnival?
  • Gouri ChughAdopt me. You seem like a fun parent.
  • Barbara ĖfLove the turquoise lights!!
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Bardez, Goa, India
S discovers pressure washing, and is rather overjoyed. 

(I had to eventually request her to give the machine some rest.)
S discovers pressure washing, and is rather overjoyed.

(I had to eventually request her to give the machine some rest.)
2 comments
  • Autumn LeafYes isn't it so heartwarming to see one's kids and their kids grow, learn, develop and progress in life. But it is beyond my understanding how you explain and justify the killings of infants and toddlers in Gaza, even if it is their parents who are at … See more
  • KaminiHer relief at not having to put in the labour to vigorously scrub... Good for her
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Bardez, Goa, India
The moon and the earth, paint pictures for us
The moon and the earth, paint pictures for us
2 comments
  • Puneet AroraWhatever unfortunately happened to the students is only due to CJP Organizers as they called out public to join this protest despite not having sny permission from the Police to carry out such protests and they themselves ran like a coward in the truck.
  • Dwarakesh SrivatsanNice saurabh
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Bardez, Goa, India
Looks like we are still decades away from artificial lenses accurately capturing the beauty of the night sea. Another half assed attempt at depicting the moon reflecting off the se
Looks like we are still decades away from artificial lenses accurately capturing the beauty of the night sea. Another half assed attempt at depicting the moon reflecting off the sea.
3 comments
  • rasshmiguptaaWow 🤩
  • Ashok ThiruvengadamThe beginning of the overthrow!
  • KaminiIt's beautiful... Wait for the full moon and try. Phone cameras have their limitations.
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Bardez, Goa, India
This gentleman owns a tools stall in Mapusa Municipal Market. Doesn't have a lot of stock like the big shops, but he had one each of every conceivable tool. A man's man.
This gentleman owns a tools stall in Mapusa Municipal Market. Doesn't have a lot of stock like the big shops, but he had one each of every conceivable tool. A man's man.
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Bardez, Goa, India
Drove the kids' friends around. Now they're making a bonfire.
Drove the kids' friends around. Now they're making a bonfire.
2 comments
  • GoaDrove the kids' friends around. Now they're making a bonfire.
  • rasshmiguptaaWow ! 😍
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Bardez, Goa, India
Did you wish the birthday boy today?
Did you wish the birthday boy today?
21 comments
  • GoaDid you wish the birthday boy today?
  • vaibhavgoyWish you belated happy bday
  • deepa__73Convey our birthday wishes 🙌
  • nilayonacyclethank you everyone!!! ❤️
  • spiritedyatriJanamdin mubarak Nilayyy
  • makeshiftworldHappy happy birthday to Nilay. May this be the bestest year ever!
  • vibhateotiaHappy Birthday 🎂
  • dillimeriijaanHappy 🎂
  • imsunalisethiHappy birthday boy god bless you
  • shailendrababu0256Happy Birthday Dear Nilay ❤️❤️
  • sherryfroshHaapppeeee birthday @nilayonacycle ❤️❤️❤️
  • ronandmi made sure of it 🫡
  • Vennila THappy birthday
  • Yashodhara Lal SharmaYes but I will wish him multiple times! You rock, Nilay happy day and year ahead
  • Shalini Makhija VenugopalHappy Birthday Nilay
  • Maloshree SarkarAwww Nilay baba!!!!! Give him my love. Such a super boy.
  • Tushar KumarHappy Birthday!
  • Purba RayHappy birthday Nilay
  • Gouri ChughHappy Birthday, big boy!
  • Rupam DasBirthday wishes to Nilay
  • Himanshu MehlawatHappy Birthday
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Panaji, Goa, India also on caravahan
There's a halo around the moon tonight, if you look up at the sky. And the halo has a slight rainbow to it - reddish on the inside and blueish on the outside.
There's a halo around the moon tonight, if you look up at the sky. And the halo has a slight rainbow to it - reddish on the inside and blueish on the outside.
1 comment
  • rupamdas75Water vapour refracts reflected sunlight. There's no rainbow 😂
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Men who grillMen who grillMen who grill
Men who grill
6 comments
  • ParraMen who grill
  • venugopalshaliniGood going boys 👏
  • Ayalita Pooja KarguptaI am Hungry
  • Yashodhara Lal SharmaLooks fun.. sorry to be missing it. Enjoy!
  • Gautam GhaiHow enthused are they to do this again ?
  • Ayalita Pooja KarguptaI amHungry
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Bardez, Goa, India also on caravahan
Colours
Colours
3 comments
  • ColoursWow 🤩
  • Puneet AroraWhatever unfortunately happened to the students is only due to CJP Organizers as they called out public to join this protest despite not having sny permission from the Police to carry out such protests and they themselves ran like a coward in the truck.
  • George AikaraMy favorite Goa beach
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Bardez, Goa, India
Birthday morning began with bicycle ride around the new neighbourhood
Birthday morning began with bicycle ride around the new neighbourhood
7 comments
  • GoaBirthday morning began with bicycle ride around the new neighbourhood
  • kavita.kaushalHappy birthday sweetie 🍾
  • rasshmiguptaaWish u a very happy birthday! 💐💐🥳🥳
  • dillimeriijaanHappy birthday
  • Abhinav ChandolaCycle chalate raho, jug jug jeeto raho! Shubhkamnaye aaoke liye!
  • Gauri DYou changed houses?
  • Vaibhav GoyalAmazing. Ab kidhar shift ho gaye bade bhai
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Bardez, Goa, India
So heartening when others are more excited about your big day than you yourself are
So heartening when others are more excited about your big day than you yourself are
11 comments
  • renujain.68Happy birthday
  • rasshmiguptaaTrue that!!!
  • Aarti MehtaHappy Birthday
  • George AikaraHappy Birthday!
  • Gouri ChughHappy Birthday!
  • Ruchi Jain GuptaGIPHY
  • Rajiv TyagiGreetings! Have a great year ahead...
  • Saikat DattaHappy wala birthday
  • Writtika MaitraHappy Birthday
  • Farhan HaqueHappy Birthday Saurabh Sahab
  • Umesh UnnikrishnanHappy 32nd birthday!
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The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉
The beautiful people of Goa. Surprise partyyyyyy 🎉
17 comments
  • makeshiftworldHappy birthday
  • vaibhavgoyWish you belated bday bro
  • drmehhaHope u had a grt day 😊Happy brday🎉
  • saikatdHappy birthday, @saurabhjn
  • imsunalisethiHappy birthday bháyiya gbu
  • anubhakOh happy birthday!!
  • Sameera SatijaLeave aside this particular issue for a moment and look around!! Do you think we are getting the basic infrastucture in return of the amount of taxes you pay? If your ans in NO then this protest is justified as it is to demand answerability
  • Sid Mallickhappy birthday!
  • Amandeep RandhawaHappy Birthday
  • Arnaz Hathiram JainMany happy returns of the day Saurabh
  • Vijay SharmaHappy waala birthday bhai !
  • Mayank Austen SoofiHappy Birthday, sir!
  • Neha GuptaStay happy and blessed Always
  • Rachna MathurHappy Birthday, dear Saurabh J !!
  • Kaustubh BhaweHappy Birthday, Saurabh
  • Gp SinghHappy birthday wishes Saurabh J
  • Dilshad Master-KumarSo much happiness! So glad we were part of it!!
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Bardez, Goa, India
So glad that Dilshad called us over to the Goa Heritage Festival yesterday. The kids made friends with two kids from Sharada Mandir, who were raising funds for Mollem (for the envi
So glad that Dilshad called us over to the Goa Heritage Festival yesterday. The kids made friends with two kids from Sharada Mandir, who were raising funds for Mollem (for the environment).

I swear I'll get PTSD from listening to the trauma of ICSE kids all my life.

The kids were surprisingly chill and cool for someone who has studied at a Mandir all their life.
1 comment
  • laminarpjGoa seems like a chill place to live and not just for partying.
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You know how people do this obnoxious thing at music festivals. Where they form a human chain and cut through crowds. My kids indulged in this very juvenile behaviour yesterday.

(I noticed that with some practice I could get to @therealindiandad 's voice.)
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As if it wasn't bad enough that the 5 kids under my charge and the 2 friends they made were doing this human chain thing... 3 rando adult tourist women also joined in. I wagged a stern finger at them and said "you'll know when you have kids". Unfazed. Unfazed they were.
3 comments
  • spiritedyatriHappy Birthday Saurabh 🎂
  • spiritedyatri😂 😂 funny things have a way of happening to you
  • Dilshad Master-KumarOh you’ll had fun after we left!!
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When friends show up to help you drown the Monday blues in dancing and drinking.
3 comments
  • upcycling.artist❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
  • Autumn LeafYes isn't it so heartwarming to see one's kids and their kids grow, learn, develop and progress in life. But it is beyond my understanding how you explain and justify the killings of infants and toddlers in Gaza, even if it is their parents who are at … See more
  • Sherebanu FroshAccha you live close to a bar now? You have to mention these things when you say come to Goa!
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Rajiv Tyagi, Shoumi Dasgupta
आज गोवा में गोरे हिप्पियों का गाना सुनने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ

Hat tip @anuragminusverma
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also on caravahan
That's me kids. Sailing. A different kind of caravan.
That's me kids. Sailing. A different kind of caravan.
6 comments
  • upcycling.artistWow
  • Tushar KumarBhai अकेले अकेले?
  • Gauri DWow!
  • Dilshad Master-KumarArre?? Akele akele kaha jaa rahe ho??
  • Rupam DasBlack friday sail?
  • Tushar KumarBhai अकेले अकेले?GIPHY
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And of course the evening had to finish with this song.

Looks like it is only here that the government is imposing the no-music-beyond-10pm rule. But we must all begin somewhere 🤷🏽‍♂️
7 comments
  • upcycling.artistHa haah ha
  • Gokavi C B a year agoGokavi C B Bcz, you comedians apparently convincing them of being more literate than any of them
  • Sukalpa Dutta a year agoSukalpa Dutta Very nice and clean brain wash
  • Venkatesh Vasanthan a year agoVenkatesh Vasanthan will happen in dreams...
  • Mandar Mohan Mhatre a year agoMandar Mohan Mhatre Iske bhi jaldi se laude lagne wale hai
  • M Kuriakose a year agoM Kuriakose
  • Anupam Sharma a year agoAnupam Sharma Politicians mat bolo.. high time Indians call them what they really are.. CHOR MC! Mera bas chale toh sabko ek saath uda du.
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Bardez, Goa, India
Be like me and stop ironing your clothes. Nobody cares any more.
Be like me and stop ironing your clothes. Nobody cares any more.
16 comments
  • parvichadhaSuch a cute picture 😍
  • ronandmicon
  • dillimeriijaanIroning clothes is the most ridiculous waste of resources. Never do it
  • shailendrababu0256Looking handsome ☺️ sir
  • bedevleena🤣🙄😝
  • nilayonacyclelooking good 👌👌
  • upcycling.artistOkay done
  • Rupam DasKhamkha laal huye ja rahe ho. Kya hua?
  • Avinash IyerI stopped ironing clothes in 1998
  • Tanushree RoyAnd that too if u can do it to linen... wish you a great new year in advance
  • Maloshree SarkarChristmas ke din tumhe bahut bahut pyar. My huggable friend.
  • Dilshad Master-KumarTrue that!!
  • Mora OommenZareen Gaidhane are you in Goa? Your boys nights enjoy meeting Saurabh J’s!
  • Pradeep MahdevuOutrageous
  • Naman MadanDitto
  • Lucie Doubledutch WaltaExcuse me.
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Hosapete, Karnataka, India
A far away view of our #campsite in #Hampi
A far away view of our #campsite in #Hampi
3 comments
  • Autumn LeafYes isn't it so heartwarming to see one's kids and their kids grow, learn, develop and progress in life. But it is beyond my understanding how you explain and justify the killings of infants and toddlers in Gaza, even if it is their parents who are at … See more
  • Rama Lakshmi DhavalaWhich campsite is this?
  • Paridhii G KumarAbsolutely gorgeous!!!
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Gangavati taluku, Karnataka, India also on caravahan
Why my child is like this?
Why my child is like this?
11 comments
  • Sameera SatijaLeave aside this particular issue for a moment and look around!! Do you think we are getting the basic infrastucture in return of the amount of taxes you pay? If your ans in NO then this protest is justified as it is to demand answerability
  • Devraj C SathyadevanBecause you gave enough freedom so that he is growing as a normal child, which is not so common these days.
  • Bobby RanjiBecause he is bought up by a hero
  • Ankit SinhaAward winning photo!
  • Miguel Ángel Vázquez GómezHave you seen the father?
  • Rachna MathurLove him for being THIS!! Because you have given him the wings to fly and have been the wind beneath them!!
  • Nathalie Da Costa ZoeloreleiOur kids are great..
  • Tanushree RoyU r 'J', u can't fly like him
  • Sahana MukherjiAwesome photo!
  • KaminiFreedom to fly
  • Devraj C SathyadevanGreat picture
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