Cormorants enjoying saturday sun shine in Bhopal

Cormorants at Shahpura Lake, Bhopal - Cormorants do not have oil glands to keep their wings from getting wet. Each time they get out of the water, they sit on the bank for sometime and spread their wings for drying.One can see them in numbers in Winters at Shahpura Lake.

Merry X'mas !

 

St Mary's Church in Tulsi Nagar, Bhopal, and a tableau with theme on Global warming

Blue pansy butterfly

Sun loving winged wonder, seen here sitting on the bare ground in one of the office of Bhopal, this medim sized butterfly looked attractive for the camera !

Bhopal markets catch up for Christmas & New Year

Hangings outside shop at 10 number market for sale. Markets decorate and gear up for Christmas and New Year. Archies and Bakeries  are their best !

Bird's vila !

Birds on the wall on the rampants of the fort on upper lake of Bhopal

Traffic lights are new ad sites !

Traffic lamp posts are new ad sites in Bhopal. The one in picture is at 10 number market is an effort to reach directly into eyes of 'the customer'. By the way the place 'traffic light' where these boxes are hanged and the colour of ad 'red' is interesting !

Further traffic lights are also not working, am not sure what that indicates ?. But hope 'all' would be happy to help in case one meets with an accident !

Boat in water's of Bhopal's upper lake

Handicraft fair at Gohar Mahal

Handicraft fair at Gohar Mahal. This Palace built on banks of upper lake of Bhopal is normlly known for its fairs which are held almosr year round but more in winters. Now a days handicraft fair in onggoing.

Celebrating spirit of the childhood

Bhopal, Dec 5, 2009 : More than 300 hundred children participated in Masti Ki Pathshala organized by Aarambh, a non governmental organization with support from UNICEF held at BHEL sports club, Berkhera.

Children from Aishbagh, Bajaria, Kabadkhana, Annu Nagar, Atal Ayub Nagar, Indra Sahayat Nagar participated in the various event held to mark the day. Children participated in various track & field sports activities during the day and cultural programme like song and dance in the afternoon. Games stall were installed where children enjoyed during the day. The programme was part of events to mark 20th anniversary of Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Demanding justice

Hundreds of gas victims took out torch rally on Dec 2 evening from Bhopal talkies to factory site, demanding justice. Led by the Bhopal Group for Information and Action, an NGO, the victims walked carrying blazing torches and shouting slogans that revealed the fire in their wounded hearts, ‘‘Bahut ho gaya pacchis saal. Bhopal ko insaaf chahiye". (Picture courtesy A.M. Faruqui)

Bhopal Gas Tradegy

The killer tank from which gas leaked and killed thousands

Statue of mother with her two kids, remind us of the pain

Painting painted on wall behind the Statue, on struggle and pain of people

Slogans painted at wall of the closed killer factory

Some pics which remind us of Dec 3, 1984.