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On the street

Melting bitumen to re-pave the street – hot, choking smokey, sticky and acrid. For them, just another day earning a livelihood.

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Flowers on my plate

We’ve bought these over the years, collected a few, gifted several.  Every antique shop in Dhaka used to have them, but these are getting rare [and expensive] now. Where did these come from, what is the painting style called, who were the artists who painstakingly applied their skill to these artful ceramic pieces? Would like to [...]

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Kantha Productions LLC’s project on Surayia Rahman’s life and her art has gone live on the Internet today. Their website is up and running, though still in the creation stages. A work-in-progress, with a lot more information and photographs to be added in due time. Do look often, for new content will be added! A [...]

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The “official” first day of spring was the 13th Feb. Yesterday the first new leaves began appearing on the Mahogany trees.  In a few days, the orange and yellows of these new sprouts will give way to green… yep it IS spring now!

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READY? SET… GO!!   That’s what the t-shirts said for a “fun run” organized by a friend to raise money for a breast cancer fund. Getting almost 100 people into a group photo was a tough one though. Luckily I had a super-wide lens in the bag, and there was a staircase I could climb for [...]

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Sun blocked

Annular Partial Solar Eclipse, Dhaka Bangladesh, 15 January 2010. First solar eclipse of the year today. We watched the moon begin to cover the sun, gradually increasing the coverage. Here, at the time of maximum eclipse it was a partial eclipse but still fascinating to see the shimmering rays because the apparent size of the [...]

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The Air Warriors

28 members of the Indian Air Force “Air Warriors”  performed their famous coordinated and perfectly choreographed Rifle Drill this morning at the Indian High Commission grounds in Dhaka. The coordination and skill were amazing and the unique drill has to be seen to be believed. Bravo AWDT! We and the kids enjoyed the show [and [...]

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Low down

Sudden storm sweeping across Dhaka this evening. Low across the horizon. Loved the light and the wind, but not the prospect of having to deal with yet another downpour! The wind was quite high and Mannat had fun trying to fly using an umbrella that kept flipping open…

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When it rains….

…it really pours.  The pent-up monsoon finally breaking through. We woke to the sound of water lapping at the sides of the walls at 2:30 AM. First thought on waking was, nah that cant be can it? But that’s how it was. Inches of water in the bedroom and it has flowed out under the [...]

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Total [92.7%] Solar Eclipse, Dhaka Bangladesh 22 July 2009. The morning started out bright but gradually a cloud cover spread over. Luckily, a wind kept blowing the clouds out fast and we had many nice glimpses of the progression of the eclipse through the gaps. Waiting for the Sun    Ah! Suddenly, it had started! [...]

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