Delhi

India on the move? India shining or India moaning? Modern city of New Delhi still has slum areas such as this, with extreme plastic and water pollution.

river · bazaar

Chhath Puja Ghat with stalls on Yamuna river in Delhi. The Purvanchali devout come to pray to the sun god on 20 November 2023, carrying bundles of prayer materials on their heads, and offerings of coconuts, banana leaves, and more...

monsoon · farmland

Undergrowth during the monsoon season is such that enormous effort is required to clean up grasses and jungli growth or weeds from gardens and agricultural open spaces across India, once the rains have abated.

aerial

This Delhi aerial view reveals a shocking crowding of constructions and human activity, leaving no space for nature This Delhi aerial view reveals a shocking crowding of constructions and human activity, leaving no space for nature

Miranda House gets over-run by ABVP campaigning hordes and candidates, jumping over walls and gate, Delhi University

Sharmila Tagore in an elegant green-orange saree: "We don't live together. I live in Delhi. She stays in Bombay. Morning tea is very important. Without tea one is not functioning.

Jayaguru Shubh Janmostav of Odiya people in Delhi, 31Aug 2023 Jayaguru Shubh Janmostav Hindu festivities and religious occasion of Odiya people in Delhi, 31 Aug 2023 People from Orissa celebrate Shubh Janmotsav, with pooja and pravachan, ch…

Rohit Roy: Women of Delhi are very beautiful, far out-do any other city in India, wear great clothes

wildlife · birds

Jal Murghi bachha party! A White-breasted Waterhen with its new-born chicks at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, around our wetlands zone. The mama waterhen preens its feathers with the chicks hiding in the aquatic undergrowth around.

farmland

Bottle feeding a cute new-born calf at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: Her mother sadly died post child birth. Bottle feeding a cute new-born calf at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: Her mother died post child birth

monsoon

Make the most of a situation, you would say! People wash bikes and auto rickshaws in the Delhi flood waters, sort of the flood equivalent of making lemonade with lemons! People splash and have fun on the flooded roads of Delhi in the summer…

monsoon · highway

People commute to work and walk in flooded waters during Delhi floods - Imagine landing up to work in wet trousers or sarees? A bull doer gets to work in clearing floods malba and getting the roads opened. CNG orange buses with low floor.

highway · river

An train crosses the Red Fort bridge as monsoon flood river waters recede, and traffic reclaims the ancient waterway as a road, after having briefly functioned as a river course after centuries of road use! Train crosses Red Fort bridge as…

highway · monsoon

India shining or India whining? The poor people of India live along the flooded streets of Delhi, by creating makeshift shelters from tarp and plastic sheeting along open roads near flyovers.

old town · fort

What an imposing red sandstone edifice in the heart of India's national capital, dating back to the Mughal era! As you can see in this revealing aerial view, the Lal Qila and Jumna nadi are not far apart! Red Fort and the Walled City of Del…

highway · politics

A water tanker is chased down as it slows to a stop, by slum dwellers and road-side poor in north India. Women and children chase after it with plastic water containers to collect water for their home needs.

monsoon · highway

With stuck auto rickshaws trying to deal with flooded flyover underpasses and cars wading through sewage melding with rain flood waters, Delhi cannot handle heavy rains and flooding! Cars and trucks break down, poor auto wallahs have to pus…

architecture · river

Aerial view of Yamuna River in flood in Delhi, near Signature Bridge and Loha Pul Old Railway bridge Flying over the under construction Signature bridge over the Yamuna River in Wazirabad.

farmland

Nashpati, naak or Pear fruit ripens on the tree in Delhi's Wilderness Orchard, in the summer heat and monsoon humidity! Yes, fruit orchards exist in Delhi!

wildlife · village

Hauz Khas Village, Deer Park and Safdarjung Enclave, Green Park with Dadi-Poti Tombs: New Delhi aerial view from South Delhi. Hauz Khas Village, Deer Park and Safdarjung Enclave, Green Park with Dadi-Poti Tombs: New Delhi aerial view

wildlife · birds

Forlorn looking bird with huge yellow eyes and a shy cute face! Stone Curlew protects its eggs in fierce summer sun The Stone Curlew nests at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi.

wildlife · birds

It's tough to live a life in camouflage when you're a male Peafowl or Peacock!, carrying your long tail train around with you! How does such a flamboyant bird with few defences live in a crowded city like Delhi with such confidence?