Clock Towers of Delhi

A clock replaced the good old bell. Effectively, two hands of a clock replaced a tongue or the clapper of the bell. The clock could do by itself all that the bell couldn’t. To begin with the clock couldn’t be heard afar like the bell, so they built a bell inside the clock. ​The word clock actually comes from the French for Bell.​Yes, an alarm was added to the clock which would do exactly what the bell did. The Bell Towers of yore were replaced by Clock Towers with easy availability of large size clocks in the 15th century. 

Ram Roop Tower, aka Sabzi Mandi Ghanta Ghar in north Delhi’s Kamla Nagar area.

Evil eye – नज़र

अच्छा सीरियसली, ये बताइये अगर किसी को नज़र लगानी हो या लगवानी हो (यक़ीनन बुरी ही) तो कैसे होता है, क्या करना होता है, किस के पास जाएँ और क्या करना होता है, कौन है सबसे तोप इस मामले में? मल्लब ऐसे कि आँख धरी औ भसम। सिफारिशें जल्दी मिले जाएँ तो बेहतर रहेगा… सर्दी रहते, सुना है असर तेज़ होता है इस मौसम में, हाँ . इसके उतारने वाले / वलियाँ तो सुने हैं पर… <wayward thoughts on seeing an amulet>

An amulet titled Nazar (in the shape on an eye)

They killed Gandhi

They killed Mahatma Gandhi for they hated him and his idea of equality, brotherhood and diversity. The hate that killed him and hundreds of thousand others won’t stop at the doorstep of the other… one day it will come knocking at your door too. Stop them from destroying the diversity of India. Speak up and stand against the politics of hate. #HatePoliticsNotInMyNameThe graphic is a part of the Poster designed by Rajinder Arora for a play directed by Mk Raina . Background photo ©H.Cartier Bresson/Magnum Photos

Poster of a play performed in Delhi

Legends Cricket

There is something very special about this man. In international cricket, Ravi Shastri’s presence and his word carries weight, on or off the field. And here he carries a copy of the souvenir designed and printed by @Ishtihaar for Legends League Cricket 2022 in Oman  #BossLogonKaGame. Catch it at  #llct20 @llct20 www.llct20.com (picture courtesy sportstiger.com) @Vijay Lokpally @Pradeep Magazine