BEST is best!

Clicked at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 

You can see.

Clicked at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 

From HR's Corner!

 From HR's Corner!

Good Read from today's Times Ascent. 

Try harder and harder

 

Manjula.

In northern parts of Maharashtra, we called basil flowers as Manjula. 

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Framed

 

Ready to play!

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Well said Swami!

Well said Swami!

But deeper analysis needed.

Good Read from today's Times of India.  

Green life...

 

Little tiger

 

Thank God its Sunday!

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Macro Photography!

The most difficult and interesting genre of photography is macro photography. 

 

Dew are dropping

 

Clarity of Clarity!

 

Dropping by line by line....

 

Letter to BCCI - Urgent Need to Review Team Selection Criteria for Overseas Tours

Subject: Urgent Need to Review Team Selection Criteria for Overseas Tours

To,

The Chairman

Board of Control for Cricket in India

Mumbai

Respected Sir,

Hope you are doing well. I am writing as a passionate supporter of Indian cricket. After the team’s performance in England, I feel it is important to share a concern regarding our selection process. Sport has two sides — winning and losing. A loss is acceptable when the team fights with competence, intent, and character. However, a loss due to inexperience and questionable selection choices is something that needs immediate correction, especially when we represent India on international forums. The England tour exposed a lack of preparation and match-readiness in key areas. It appeared that the team went in under-experienced for those conditions. While we have immense talent in our domestic circuit and India A setup, many consistent performers were overlooked in favor of experience alone. Winning comes from excellence. But even in defeat, the effort and planning must be visible. That was missing this time. I therefore humbly urge BCCI and the selection committee to take immediate corrective actions: 

Prioritize form and performance: Give fair opportunities to domestic and India A players who are consistently delivering 

Plan for transition: Build bench strength with a clear mix of youth and experience for overseas challenges 

Ensure transparent selection criteria: So that merit is rewarded and accountability is maintained

Indian cricket’s legacy has been built on backing talent at the right time. To stay competitive globally, we must avoid repeating selection errors that cost us on big stages.

I have full faith in BCCI’s leadership and in Team India’s potential. I request you to review the current selection approach to ensure we put out our strongest and most prepared XI going forward.

Thank you for your time and for your continued service to Indian cricket.

Warm regards,

Alingan.... the embrace.....

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Well said Swami!

Well said Swami!

Everything boils down at Oil. 

Good Read from today's Times of India.  

They dropped till they rests!

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Droped in monochrome!

 

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Dried but alive!

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Triangular!

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From HR's Corner!

From HR's Corner!

Sleep up to slip up.

Good Read from today's Times Ascent. 

Waves

 

Jewelry

 

Jewelry

 

Well said Swami!

Well said Swami!

Ineffective censorship and inefficient censorbord. 

Good Read from today's Times of India. 

Just because it's Sunday

 Just because it's Sunday!

There's something almost magical about Pushkar in the blazing heat of May — the kind of heat that tests your patience but rewards you with moments you simply cannot walk away from. That's exactly what happened the day I came across these traditional puppeteers and their vibrant puppets. Despite the searing sun, it was impossible to put the camera down — every thread, every painted face, every flick of the puppeteer's hand told a story too good to miss.

Today, that photograph finds itself in wonderful company — alongside the inspiring story of Aaliya Fatima Rizavi, a Class 9 student from Lucknow, who turned discarded textile waste into handcrafted puppets and went on to win first place in the 2026 National Geographic Slingshot Challenge. (IndiaWest) Her project, "The Puppet Teaches the Planet," (IndiaWest) uses these puppets to teach children about recycling and environmental responsibility — and in doing so, keeps alive an old North Indian puppetry tradition that has been fading as technology-driven entertainment takes over. (IndiaWest)

It's heartening to see a young changemaker breathe new life into a craft as old as Pushkar's puppeteers themselves — turning fabric scraps into both art and awareness.

Heartfelt congratulations to Aaliya for this remarkable achievement, and to Amol for the recognition as well! 🙏

📰 Read more: Meet Aaliya Fatima Rizavi – Times of India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/meet-aaliya-fatima-rizavi-the-class-9-student-who-turned-textile-waste-into-puppets-and-won-a-national-geographic-challenge/articleshow/131611918.cms

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Just because it's Sunday!

Just because it's Sunday!

Why Hobbies are important?

You start observing and get inspiration from simple things around you.

Mamma Crow and Her Indomitable Spirit!

It has been raining continuously for the last five days — but today, the heavens truly opened up. The monsoon has well and truly set in this time. And as always, it remains incomplete without battering Mumbai with full force.
Today being a Sunday, I found myself spending some quiet time by the window, watching raindrops fall from the sky to the earth below. I live on the fifth floor, nearly twenty meters above the ground. A coconut tree has grown right up to my window — and from the outside, it must have looked as though the tree and the window were in quiet conversation with each other.
A crow family had begun building their nest during the scorching heat of summer and completed it just as the clouds started rolling in. She has now laid eggs in that nest. The branch of the coconut tree was chosen wisely — the position offered shade from the summer heat — but it left the nest dangerously exposed to the monsoon rains, with no shelter from the downpour.
For the last five days, she has been sitting in that nest, completely drenched, trying to shield her eggs from the relentless rain — waiting, with extraordinary patience, for the storm to pass. And the rains have been no ordinary rains.

But the rain is only one of her battles. As I watch and count the odds she has survived — an eagle circling above, rats lurking below, rival crows threatening from every direction — I am most struck by one particular vigil she keeps. She has not left her nest even for a moment out of fear that a cuckoo might seize the opportunity, throw out her eggs, and lay its own in their place.
It pained me to witness her situation. And yet, it was impossible not to be inspired — by her stillness, her endurance, and her absolute refusal to give up on the life she has worked so hard to protect.

Mamma Crow and her indomitable spirit. 🐦‍⬛🌧️

Ŕain drenched them!

 Ŕain drenched them!

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Jewelry

 

Jewelry

 

Jewelry

 

From HR's Corner!

From HR's Corner!

Its all about effectiveness of systems.

Good Read from today's Times Ascent. 

Jewelry

 

Jewelry

 

Jewelry

 

Jewelry

 

The young and the art

Where Ancient Brushstrokes Meet Young Hands — Gangtok, Sikkim

In the serene hills of Gangtok, Sikkim, a quiet revolution is unfolding — one brushstroke at a time. Young Gen Z artists, guided by the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms, are bending over intricate canvases, learning the meditative craft of Thangka — a sacred Buddhist painting tradition that dates back centuries.

Thangka is a Buddhist-style painting on cotton or silk, depicting deities, sacred scenes, or mandalas, serving both as a form of meditation and a powerful symbol of spirituality.  (nepaleconomicforum) What these young hands are creating is not merely art — it is a living dialogue between generations, between the ancient and the contemporary.

It is deeply heartening to witness the youth of today embracing this painstaking tradition at a time when younger generations increasingly view such art as labor-intensive and less financially viable compared to technology-driven careers  (nepaleconomicforum) — a challenge facing the broader Thangka world. Initiatives like this one, backed by government training programs, are a powerful counter to that drift.

This photograph, captured at one such training session in Gangtok, has been featured in NDTV and the Nepal Economic Forum — a recognition that the story of cultural revival deserves to be told widely and proudly.

As the world rediscovers mindfulness and the value of heritage, it is these young artists in Sikkim who are ensuring that the sacred language of Thangka is not lost to time — but carried forward with skill, pride, and purpose. 🙏

Featured in: NDTV | Nepal Economic Forum

Links for the articles

https://nepaleconomicforum.org/economy-of-thangka-from-sacred-art-to-global-commerce/

https://www.ndtv.com/travel/immersive-art-experiences-in-india-8140649#google_vignette please rewrite nicely

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