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Spring in Savannah – Part I

Colour, Celebration, and Rejuvenation  In the heart of the American South lies a city that’s more than just a destination—it’s a living, breathing collage of history, economic prowess, and cultural richness. Here, amidst the cobblestone streets, beneath the sprawling arms of ancient oaks draped in Spanish Moss, lies a city where the past and present danceContinue reading “Spring in Savannah – Part I”

In Memorium-Chhindwara

(My sojourn in Chhindwara comes to an end this week. It began unexpectedly when my son assumed the charge of Police Chief here. What was intended as a brief respite from Delhi’s oppressive heat stretched into a year-long embrace of Chhindwara’s tranquil environ. As I prepare to leave, the realisation dawns that Chhindwara, in itsContinue reading “In Memorium-Chhindwara”

My Days at Chhindwara

Chhindwara does not boast of many distinctions. For sure, it is a quiet and clean place, enjoying an altitude only a few meters less than the famous and well regarded Pachmarhi, the queen of Satpuras and a hill station known for its quiet and serene ambience. Chhinwara has a climate and a beauty that isContinue reading “My Days at Chhindwara”

Summer in the Light: Winter in the Shade

(March has arrived, heralding change, and carrying the perfume of transformation on its breeze—sunshine, colours, cheer, and a silent music that seems to pervade the very air. It is a time when the sun basks in its glory, warming the earth with its embrace, yet the wind retains the chill of winter, reminding us ofContinue reading “Summer in the Light: Winter in the Shade”

Spring in Air; March is Here: Part II

Jaidev, the 12th century poet of exceptional creativity, who composed ‘Geet Govind’, has described spring in a manner few could equal or emulate. With a musicality of expressions and a richness of rhythm, his descriptions encompass trees, plants, creepers, the breeze, the bees and the koel, and of course the young men and women enjoying बसंत -the spring season. TheContinue reading “Spring in Air; March is Here: Part II”

Spring in the air: March is Here: Part I

“This is the perfume of March: Sunshine, breeze, colours and cheer, There is music in the air.”
 March is a month when the sun shines hot, and the wind blows cold. Charles Dickens has this to say about the glory of March ‘it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.’  And Jarod Kintz famouslyContinue reading “Spring in the air: March is Here: Part I”

Of Beauty, Of Freedom, Of Nature’s way, See The Enchantress slowly sway!

(In the quiet embrace of dawn, where the world blinks awake in hues of amber and gold, I find myself in trance, held captive not by the elements, but by the beguiling dance of Shama, a creature of the wild that flits and flutters into the corners of my vision and the edges of myContinue reading “Of Beauty, Of Freedom, Of Nature’s way, See The Enchantress slowly sway!”

A Teaser and A Tormentor: Part II

It may be in order, to briefly describe this charming beauty, though words may not do full justice to its pulchritude. For many of us, who have difficulty conjuring up an image, the shape and size, and the contours of an agile streamlined body, the following may be of some help. A Biological Account  AContinue reading “A Teaser and A Tormentor: Part II”

A Teaser and A Tormentor: Part I

This bird tantalizes me incessantly. Perhaps ‘fascinates’ would be a more suitable term, but its perpetual motion is so captivating and yet so distracting that it effortlessly diverts my attention from any task at hand. An Enchantress  Exceedingly agile and animated, it incessantly moves its posterior up and down, never pausing for more than aContinue reading “A Teaser and A Tormentor: Part I”