Ek Lamha – A moment

Ek Lamha

zindagi naam hain kuch lamho ka
aur unme mein bhi wahi ek lamha
jisme do bolti aankhen
chai ki pyali se jab uthein
to dil mein doobey
doob ke dil mein kahe
aaj tum kuch na kaho
aaj hum kuch na kahein
bas unhi baithey rahe
haath mein haath liye
gum ki saugaat liye
garmi-e-jazbaatliye
kaun jaane ki isi lamhe mein
door parbat par kahin barf pighalne hi lage

~Kaifi Azmi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi

Love the simplicity of language in this poem and how it creates a very lucid imagery, lastly the hope that poet has…

43! aka Slipping into a Suit.

I turn 43 today…

Yes! I skipped an entry for the year which is  “answer to the question of live, universe and everything”. So what have I been up to in the past two years. Read the rest of what has been happening

Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)

Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)
Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)

The Common Tiger (Danaus genutia) belongs to the “Crows and Tigers” butterflies, that is, the danainae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family. The butterfly is also called Striped Tiger in India to differentiate it from the equally common Plain Tiger Danaus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danaus_genutia

Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)

Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)

The Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha is a sun-loving butterfly of the Nymphalid or Brush-footed Butterfly family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanta_phalantha

Mile Na Phool To….

Mile na phool to kaanto se dosti kar li
Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)

Penned by Kaifi Azmi, this song from the 1968 movie Anokhi Raat goes much deeper than just being about lost love! Read more and watch the video

Ilzaam [Blame]

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a true rebel poet was an atheist but is often noted for mentioning God in his poems. One such instance which had me elated and moved was in the poem which follows Continue reading Ilzaam [Blame]

Aankhon mein teri… …

Aankhon mein teri... ...
Aankhon mein teri... ...

In many ways this portrait is a remake of an old one of Swati which I had taken nearly 7 years ago. Read strobist info

Why is it known as a blue?

Plains cupid (Chilades pandava) - Underside
Plains cupid - a blue butterfly?

One of the first question that the beginners of butterfly watching ask is “Why are the ‘The Blues’ group of butterflies called as such?” Continue reading to find out why?

Nagpur PHP Meetup – August 2009

Aditya Mooley has a write up on the second Nagpur PHP Meetup https://www.adityamooley.net/blogs/2009/08/08/nagpur-php-meetup-report-august-2009/

Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)

Papilio demoleus
Papilio demoleus - the most common of the swallowtails

Taking this picture day before yesterday was a gentle reminder for me that one need not always have exotic subjects to create good looking photographs

Read some info on Lime Butterfly