My youngest nephew Neelesh (6 yrs) was jealous of my smartphone enough to make his own!! Proud of his creativity but somewhat disappointed that he went with a Samsung Galaxy instead of an iPhone 🙂 Maybe next time when he upgrades once his contract runs out … 🙂

All my FB friends in Kolkata,
I am in Kolkata tomorrow (Friday) for a few hours (arriving tonight). Since my dad has not recovered yet, I will have to come back to Kalyani in the afternoon.
I know it is a workday and a schoolday, but if anyone of you is so inclined, I can join you early morning for a walk/run followed by a “chai/biscuit”. I can come most anywhere – Maidan, Rabindra Sarobar, Nicco Park etc as early as you want/can. For your efforts as well as the courage to endure me :-), I will buy the chai/biscuit. Let me know and we can fix the time and place.

I can see how they might want to reach out to both the US-spelling clientele as well as the British-spelling clientele. But what is the connection between paints and sanitation?

Going out into the river Ganges to earn his livelihood – catching prawns “chingri” …

Indian mynah (local name “shalik”) taking shower in a puddle created by the sharp showers this afternoon…

Went to Tribeni ghat (by the river Ganges). Next to it is a “shmasan ghat” – this is a place where you cremate (burn) dead bodies of the Hindu persuasion. Talked to a family who had brought a dead family member there. Out of respect for them I am not posting any pictures here.
But watching a dead body surrounded by family members always sets a perspective of life for me.
Also it took me back to that day in 1981 when I lost my grandmom to cancer and my dad encouraged me to accompany him to the “shmasan ghat”. My first trip to a cremation ground…

Let me do the translation for you – in my mother tongue, it says “Do not throw any trash here”! Now look what is in front of it 🙂 🙂