Delhi

birds · wildlife

While Tailor Birds and Bulbuls call all around in the garden, it is the Red-vented Bulbul and Crimson-breasted or Coppersmith Barbet that are the most noticeable here - two very common Delhi garden birds, and both cheery residents to greet…

birds · wildlife

A pair of Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra or Sturnus contra contra) is seen sitting on top of a mango tree in Delhi during the monsoon. Pied Mynas are one of the common birds in urban areas.

wildlife · birds

A brightly coloured Rufous Tree Pie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is filmed sitting on an acacia branch in Delhi. The bird is seen pecking at a smaller twig which is broken in the middle.

A Tockus birostris or Grey Hornbill, aka lamdhor, dhanesh or chalotra, wags its tail up and down, and flips a fig in the air, to eat it the right way, or perhaps it regurgitates it from its gizzard...

highway

Amid the crazy bustle of activities at a busy traffic intersection, unknown to most of the passersby, this Grey Hornbill couple has made their residence here inside the tree hollow.

wildlife · birds

Settled in comfortably into its little hammock nest created at the fork of two twigs of an Ashoka tree within our building complex, this cute bird incubates her clutch of eggs with confidence and style.

politics · old town

Republic Day is the name of a holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they became republics.

dance · festival

An Indian belly dancer captivates the audience during the Delhi Summer Festival at Dilli Haat Janakpuri, organised by Delhi Tourism.

music · school

Playback singer Hariharan gets a massive gathering of school children of Delhi to sing the welcome song at the Commonwealth Games 2010, with much pomp and pageantry.

wildlife

Meet Riki, Tiki, Tawi and Ravi, our wildfilmsindia family of baby mongoose in Delhi! Is the plural of mongoose mongooses or mongeese? Go figure! Since there are four mongooses in this litter, we decided to name them Riki, Tiki, Tawi and Rav…

highway · architecture

A giant Indian National Flag (Tiranga) flies from a tall monumental flagpole at AIIMS Gole Chakkar in New Delhi, India.

railway · monsoon

An overhead, wide view shows two freight trains travelling side by side on parallel railway tracks at Jor Bagh, New Delhi, India.

bazaar

A fish vendor is seen dressing down a Basa and Rohu at his shop at INA Market in New Delhi. Concerns over the spread of Covid 19 has deterred people from venturing out to buy even essential commodities.

politics

"Ram vishwa ke ram hain. Ram belongs to the world", says the man. "We Muslims, call Allah rabo-Ram." The speak exhorts the farmers gathered for this large scale protest to not vote for Ram or Allah.

A man gets a hair cut from a woman barber at a Javed Habib salon in Delhi. Branded hair care salons are the in thing, even though one can get a haircut on an Indian street for less than US$1.

Gideon Louw, a international swimmer from South Africa competing in the men's swimming events in the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi. Louw went on to win two bronze and a silver medal in different categories.

ceremony · politics

Many of these political stalwarts are now gone... Sworn in ceremony of BJP ministers at President's House in New Delhi. Jana Krishnamurthi Indian Political leader swearing-in as the minister of the union.

festival

Artistes of Reamke Performing Art Troupe from Cambodia perform during International Ramayana Mela at Auditorium, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Delhi.

politics · dance

One Billion Rising is a global campaign by women, for women. The movement calls for an end to violence, and for justice and gender equality.

village · sport

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.

village · sport

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.

school · dance

Students from Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Kishan Ganj, perform a cultural dance along Rajpath, now known as Kartavya Path, during India's 70th Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2019.

politics · school

Outside elements merge in as students protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Indian flags wildly waved. Sikhs are out in large numbers, to participate in the protests, and support the protestors.