Monday, November 28, 2016

Haboob, the sand storm.......

'Haboob' is a severe form of sand storm characteristic of arid regions of the world such as Middle East, South Western USA, Australia, Sahara in Africa........
Whether India has such phenomenon or not I am not sure.....
But, while I was studying in IIT Guwahati, sometimes sand storm will come...for days...
The research laboratory worked in was insulated, so the difference was not known...
But, when I would exit it, the weather would smell fishy....
When I would enter my hostel room, sand can be felt everywhere...study table, bed, floor..
The computer mouse would squeak againt the pad....sleeping on the bed will cause itching...
I would clean the room.......and close all windows..
Next day, when would come...the room is gain covered in dust.......
The only opening to the outside was a small ventilator...
How, frustrating it was!.

I think about people of Dubai, Phoenix etc.....how they cope with the wrath of 'Haboob'?

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Miserable life of Indian street kids........

India is a utterly diverse country.........
there are kids who learn to code from age 5, thanks to their rich, tech-savvy parents...
And there are some kids who have to fend for themselves from as early as a year or so.....the difficult survival skills that I have seen during my train travels...........
In Bokaro......

Somewhere in Bihar....scavenging from trash can...feeding on the discarded railway food...


In Meerut...a kid sells garlands before the temple..

It certainly is no place for a kid's play........


Saturday, November 26, 2016

My Parents..........

My parents..........
Their wedding in the 70s'.......the black-and-white photography era......

A portrait subsequently....moisture has almost ruined the beautiful picture...

A shot taken in the 80's....in front of our lush front yard...

In 2008.......in front of our rose apple tree......

In 2013......20-25 years later.....the baby is my nephew..

It is a blessing to grow old together.......

Special days in my academic life..........

The D days of my academic life....
My PhD synopsis day, in IITG.........


My PhD defense day, in IITG.........

Friday, November 25, 2016

My hostel room in IITG study period.........

For three years, this tiny room in IITG campus, Guwahati was mine........





So many memories...



















Thursday, November 24, 2016

Climbing fruits trees in our orchard...

I had learned climbing trees from very early....
When your house has so many fruit trees, you have to learn it :).....
I used to climb the guava, orange, mango, and rose apple....
Some shots..
On guava..........


On mango.......

On orange.......

On a palash tree, in a local woods......

This one is no in our orchard....but in Assam...Gauhati University botanical garden, which I have visited with some friends, years back...

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Streets of Guwahati on a rainy day........

Streets of Guwahati on a rainy day........

Its Pan Bazar....

I used to frequent it for my shoe, clothes, electronics shopping..
Sometimes, for silk products, winter garments and the famous Assam tea....
This street has been affected by blasts several times..

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Visiting Sikkim..........

Sikkim...........the tiny state has so many tourism potential........
Monasteries...


Hilly vista.......





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