Category: Delhi

It is possible to trap a gecko 

between a mesh, and 

a water bowl. but no way

to keep its roving eyes still.

-R  

p.s. not related to Karnataka election results of 13 May 2023. congress heading to form a government

In the paradise, Kingfishers grieve

for drying Dal and dying Chinars.  

On a Shikara, a mother wails for her long-lost son.

Like frail old men, the Zabarwans await death

A rabid recruit fires the gun to kill time. 

-R

(Char Chinari island, Dal Lake on my mind. Also called the Roph Lank (silver island) for the light-reflecting silvery waves seen from the island while looking towards Shalimar Bagh).  The picture was taken at Char Chinari almost a decade back. All four original Chinar trees have perished. New trees are being transplanted.

टुकुर टुकुर क्या देख रहा है 

भिंडी का ये फूल ?

a bumper crop of at least 250 gram is expected this season from three pots… after the overnight rain on 8 May 2023

​In our La La Land life was a forever musical. From Blues to Rock and from Country to Jazz all played with unending reckless regularity. We had surrendered to strings, drums, and aerophones. These were the days of Travoltas, Jacksons, and Tina Turners performing on our Jangpura terrace. In a leather jacket and boots here is my stylish brother JR with me dragging my​​ Kolhapuris. Thanks for posting this picture brother. It is a lovely day here in India let’s break a leg. 

The Coronation of Britain’s King Charles III and Camila the Queen consort is scheduled for 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. While their procession will depart from Buckingham Palace and many ceremonial objects have been placed enroute, here in Delhi India Post has pulled out one of the last few surviving Victorian Crown Letter Boxes (aka Pillar Box, Victorian Letter Box) and placed it outside the Philately Bureau in the main post office at Parliament Street, Delhi. These letter boxes were first installed in India in 1856 and were in use till late 1960s. The Crown atop this particular letter box is not complete as both – the round Monde and the Cross – placed atop the four arches are missing. There are only seven or eight of these kind left in India. These antique letter boxes can still be seen in Kasauli, Shimla, Mussoorie, Darjeeling and one in Taj Hotel in Bangalore. India Post had also issued a Rs 5 stamp on his letter box in the year 2005 (inset bottom left). This letter box is also called Suttie Box after the name of its manufacturer Suttie & Co., Scotland. By the way, France was the first country in the world to have introduced roadside letter boxes (1655) followed by Germany and Belgium. This picture was taken by me on 28th April 2023.