Posted in Heritage, Hindu, mist, Ruins, Sonargaon, Stein Naevdal, sunrise, temple on Nov 22nd, 2009
22nd Nov 09. Morning trip to Sonargaon village with Stein. We intended to get there well before 7am so that we could scout out a vantage point to watch and photograph the sunrise. A slight delay, but we still got there in time to watch the sky turn magenta at pre-dawn to a grey pink [...]
Posted in Balu River, boat, Peacock, Photography, river, Stein Naevdal, sunrise on Nov 21st, 2009
A photo trip with good friend Stein Naevdal up the Balu River aboard the Peacock - a traditional Bangladeshi motorized sailboat boat – on 20th November early morning just as the sun was rising. We got to Tolna [coordinates: 23°51'1.00" N 90°28'24.26"E] just before 7 AM in time to see the Peacock pulling up to the small [...]
Posted in Balu River, Birthday, boat, celebration, family, Sunflower, sunset on Nov 14th, 2009
Sunset cruise aboard the “Sunflower” on 13th November 2009. With friends and family. Aisha – Anahita – Anil – Archana – Arnavi – Arti – Babla – Banu – Gurmeet – Ifti – Ishi – Jyoti – Mannat – Nilufer – Shahab – Subodh – Vihan. Two on the prow to entertain!
Posted in art, Artist, Meera Dayal, Pierre Hannoyer on Nov 8th, 2009
Meera Dayal and Pierre Boris Hannoyer will exhibit again this year in New Delhi, India. “INSCAPES” From 16th to 23rd December 2009 11 am to 7 pm daily. [Preview on December 15th 2009 at 6:30 pm.] Art Gallery IIC Annexe Lodhi Estate New Delhi, India.
Posted in Anil Advani, copyright, featured, India, Indian Postal Service, Roy Christopher Robinson, school, Shimla on Nov 3rd, 2009
Surprised to see that a photograph taken by me in May 2007 of the Main Building of Bishop Cotton School [in Shimla, India where I studied from 1960-70] was used for a Commemorative Postage Stamp issued on 6th October 2009 as a feature for the Sesquicentennial celebrations of BCS! Here is the photo And the [...]