Delhi

Jat Regiment, Bengal Engineer Group, Sappers and Indian Army contingents at the Republic Day parade 2025, in New Delhi. Jat Regiment, Bengal Engineer Group, Sappers and Indian Army contingents at Republic Day parade 2025

farmland

A Lesser Coucal or Crow-Pheasant stalks among old wire and shrubbery at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: From the Cuckoo family, actually, and neither a crow nor a pheasant!

politics · industry

With much party flag waving and drumming, BJP followers light fire crackers to celebrate BJP's victory in Delhi Elections: Did we hear something of a fire cracker ban in Delhi? Really - fire crackers being lit from a Chinese made box atop a…

fort

Manmohan Singh: We are celebrating the independence festival. This tricolor was spread by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at this historical place 58 years ago. The dream of independence of crores of devotees was fulfilled.

birds · forest

Peafowl roam around with great confidence at wildfilmsindia Peafowl sanctuary in New Delhi. These peacocks eat up our mustard sarsoan, Rai patta saag and pokchoy with great elan, destorying the crops in the process.

highway · bus

Delhi roads and diesel traffic in times of yore, pre CNG: Lots of green-yellow auto rickshaws, buses Those squeaky brakes and those unmistakable green and yellow striped auto rickshaws and old diesel buses on Delhi's roads! Tata diesel buse…

river

This poor Red-wattled Lapwing has to bathe in dirty polluted stream water to get by in India's urban mess. At one time this stream flowered clean and clear with drinking water in the Aravallis of Delhi.

farmland

Ka-teetar, ka-teetar calls the Grey Francolin, Safed Teetar or Partridge at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

birds · farmland

Sleepy Owls wink at us! Two Spotted Owlets at Wilderness Orchard sit slepy by day, prepare for night Ullu ka pattha: Spotted Owlet first year Owl sits it out by day, feeling all sleepy, at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi A Sleepy Owl: Spotted O…

highway

Traffic on Barapullah near Humayun's Tomb: New India's traffic passes Old India's architectural marvel Stone jaali lattice work, renovated frescos and wall paintings, Islamic architecture at Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi.

highway · architecture

Stone jaali lattice work, renovated frescos and wall paintings, Islamic architecture at Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi. Much of the renovation has been carried out by the Aga Khan Trust.

highway

Traffic on Baba Banda Singh Marg or Barapullah in New Delhi goes mainly from Delhi to NOIDA and out of the city

highway

Dirt and filth combine with flies and filthy water along the roads outside two of Asia's largest hospitals - All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Safdarjung Hospital, and street hawkers, food sellers and thela wallahs sell their ware…

Trying to plunder chicks from a magpie family Tree Pie's nest in a Delhi garden-forest, a Rat snake or Dhaman ascends thirty feet into a tree, even as Parakeets and a Tree Pie couple panic and shriek with fear and worry!

highway · monsoon

Water logged near Chhatarpur in New Delhi, with additional Guruji traffic load makes driving impossible on a monsoon Monday! Three wheeler auto rickshaws in green and yellow plough through the flooded roads with barely any outlet and blocke…

birds · farmland

Ullu ka pattha: Spotted Owlet first year Owl sits it out by day, feeling all sleepy, at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi A Sleepy Owl: Spotted Owlet is a comical sight by day at the Wilderness Orchard, shutting and opening its eyes and feeling s…

birds · wildlife

An intimate peek into the private family life of a pair of Barbets and their young at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. A diligent Barbet nets within a hollow that it has excavated within a dead tree trunk.

school

As a Muslim azaan is called out, children walk to school past huge mounds of open wet garbage and defecation.

ceremony

Live like Ali Die like Husayn / Husain : Indian Shia Muslims gather in a community courtyard to witness Muharram 2024, with the mourning set to rhythmic chants Mourning on Muharram near Kashmiri Gate Old Delhi: How do they gt thir rhythm an…

monsoon · highway

Monsoon rain water submerges parts of the Chhatarpur road in South Delhi, with Guruji traffic and Radha Soami pressure to add to the traffic burden.

birds · farmland

Our most common city bulbul enjoys a summer repast! Red vented Bulbul feasts on Gular or Ficus glomerata figs at Wilderness Orchard forest in New Delhi.

festival

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College 'Art Never Dies' performance at Hansraj College Delhi University Festival 2024

politics · music

Great euphoria, much flag waving, chest thumping, drum beating and orange garbed cheer at the Bhartiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi at the announcement of the results of Elections 2024.