How often have we started out with one thing in mind but ended up with something completely different which in turn happened to be equally if not more ...
Ovalekar’s Butterfly Garden, Thane, Mumbai
I recently did a trip to the Ovalekar Butterfly Garden in Thane, Mumbai. For those who like butterflies or Macro photography or simply would like to ...
Mumbai’s Coppersmith Barbet and I
I've just added a new page to my birding section on my first Mumbai sighting of a Coppersmith Barbet. You can click on this link to reach ...
Birding on Socorro Plateau and Pilerne Lake, North Goa.
I was in Goa for a couple of days at the end of May and did a morning session of birding at Socorro Plateau and Pilerne Lake. Apart from the ...
Holly Hobbie
MONEY! In today’s society it appears to be the guideline that determines who we are. When buying a gift, if we like the recipient we budget for it ...
One picture…a thousand words.
Photography. That amazing tool that gives us the ability to freeze fleeting moments that catch our eye. A spectacular sunset… a beautiful face… a ...
31st May is WNTD
Today is World No Tobacco Day. As an oncologist I have seen firsthand, what this substance is capable of doing. As a non-smoker I feel I have ...
Cancer survivor story
I have just uploaded an article (in the 'Cancer' section of this blog) that I began writing 5 years ago but have just completed, and, I might add, ...
Photography: Then and Now
It did cross my mind when doing the article on “Dad’s Cameras” that it would make tedious reading, especially for those not ‘into’ photography. I ...
Photography and I
I have a whole bunch of old photographs from way back when. These were gradually deteriorating with age and I recently decided to have them ...