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  • Ride to Pirwadi Beach, Uran

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    The sight of the vast blue expanse at Pirwadi Beach reminded me of my Poem – Oceanic which features in my first poetry book – Culturekurry. I’m sharing with you a few opening lines from the same Poem. Do not try to hold me for I’m scattered Yet connected to you on the deep Dive…

  • Flora & Fauna in and around Karnala Bird Sanctuary

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  • The Three Geese and a watering hole

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    I’m a confessed barfly. I genuinely enjoy drinking with friends, and colleagues and sometimes as a wingman sitting with a stranger. Spotting these Geese at Dhom Lake leisurely gulping a gallon of water along with aquatic plants reminded me of my binge drinking with friends at our favourite tavern. I wrote this poem on the…

  • Spotting the Indian Spot-billed Duck

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    As a biker, the Western Ghats also known as the Sahyadris are my go-to mountains to rev up my bike and myself. The continuous chain of mountains is every bikers delight. They are one of the major watersheds of India and offer stunning views especially the mountains showing different variations. I spotted this awesome pair…

  • The Black-winged Stilt and a Poem on Reflection

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    This shot was captured at Seawoods wetland on a hazy winter morning. The Black-winged Stilt was a lone chap scavenging for molluscs and other crustaceans besides the cacophony of the Pink Flamingo. I could distinctly observe that he was paying close attention to the largely still water as if in Self-acceptence or self-realization. The broken…

  • The Bee & The Green Bee Eater

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    Shot Location – Ramdaspeth, Nagpur, India I find Birds the most fascinating creatures and especially passerine birds are a sheer delight to the mind and soul. The Green Bee Eater is pleasure sight particularly in the morning hours between 7 to 8 AM. The way, this species has adapted to urban habitat is flawless. I…

  • Oceanic

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    Renowned Japanese Poet – Ryunosuke Satoro beautifully equates life and the ocean inthe following quote – “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.Truly, how deep is the connection of man with the ocean and what joy we get at themere sight of the vast blue expanse. A moment that gets etched in…

  • Song of a Flamingo

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    A few years ago, I shot this majestic congregation of Pink Flamingos at Seawood Creek. It was early winter morning and Sun was just setting in, I couldn’t ignore the line formation which resembled a kind of tactical phalanx formation resembling early warfare, and boy, what a sight to behold it was, the gargantuan army…