31/03/2026
This trip to India hit different as I have now completed about four years in the UK.
All those landscapes, the trees and the birds – koel ka geet, Mor ka sangeet, chirping sunbirds, and sitting in the shade of Neem, Bargat and Moringa tree – that were merely a background noise or objects of utility while I was growing up have suddenly become things that soothe my soul and make me feel at home.
Leaving your home indeed gets you closer to it.
Images:
1. House sparrow that we all grew up watching in our varandas
2. Spider during a nature walk in Morena
3. A row of Ashok trees
4. Kakanmath temple, Morena. Cheeky click
5. Mesmerising glow at the upper lake in Bhopal
6. The bride and the groom. Congratulations !
7. A fascinating tour of the Modern coach factory in Raebareli
8. A highway pitstop
9. Indian green bee eater bird
10. Distant click of a white-throated kingfisher
11. Local kids in Vrindawan
12. Jhoomar. At the wedding
13. Mathura railway station
14. Bookstall at the Station platform
15. Bougainvilleas Shrub that reminds me of my home I grew up in up
15. Monkeys snacking