India

Why does it always happen? Why can'y these guys change? Why always slums and garbage dumps? Why not hi-tech buildings, pubs and discos?

Something is wrong with American media. India is in news these days - and America acknowledges it. It acknowledges the fact that there are more english speaking people in India than America. It acknowledges that we have more educated people - with a very modern outlook. They say things are changing in India.

But have you ever wondered why these guys always show slums, stray cows, crowded streets, traffic jams, people sleeping on road sides etc. when they show "India" on TV? Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't this the case - always? From CNN to Discovery to BBC to ABC.

A recent video on ABC really disturbed me. It was about the evergrowing "knowledge base" in India. And guess what, they had to show the slums and all.

I am attempting to tell the people of the world that India is not just about the things mentioned above. I don't want people to get the wrong message. India is progressing. In every field. Be it providing services to Americans or improving its own infrastructure.

I am starting (a kind of) a series in which I will post pictures of different cities in India. I want to tell the world that India is not just about beggars, cobras, the Indian rope trick and the things mentioned above. India is about cleanliness; educated & patriotic people; hospitality; and what not.

Delhi:

The national capital of India. This is where I was brought up - and I just love it! Here are some pictures from the most beautiful and amazing city in India.

Historical Places:

Red Fort - Different Views:

Jantar Mantar:

















Qutab Minar:






















India Gate - Different Views:

Important Offices:
Rashtrapati Bhavan - Different Views:

Parliament House:

Religious Places:

Baha'i Temple:

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib:

Jama Masjid:

Laxmi Narayan Temple:

Some important buildings in Delhi:

Shopping areas/ Malls in and around Delhi:

Cannaught Place:

Ansal Plaza:

Malls around Delhi:

Hotels in delhi:

Okay, I just published this post and noticed that the alignment of most of the pictures has gone a little haywire. Apologies for that!

If I Were A Carpenter.....

"If I were a carpenter

And you were a lady,

Would you marry me anyway?

Would you have my baby?

If a tinker were my trade

Would you still find me,

Carrin' the pots I made,

Followin' behind me.

Save my love through loneliness,

Save my love for sorrow,

I'm given you my onliness,

Come give your tomorrow.

If I worked my hands in wood,

Would you still love me?

Answer me babe, "Yes I would,

I'll put you above me."

If I were a miller

At a mill wheel grinding,

would you miss your color box,

and your soft shoe shining?

If I were a carpenter

and you were a lady,

Would you marry me anyway?

Would you have my baby?

Would you marry anyway?

Would you have my baby?"

YahooMail! Photos

Have you guys noticed that whenever you open Yahoo!Mail, you see some amazingly wild picures, selected as "Winner" pictures. I think I have collected most of them. I am posting those pictures here with a few descriptions. First - What I feel about the picture. Second - What the guys in the picture were thinking when the pictures were taken. Third - Probably a song that best describes the photo.


What I think: Sweet! Very Sweet!

What Daddy's thinking: I will do anything for you, my darling!

What Baby's thinking: If I am smiling, it doesn't mean that I like your stubble. I am gonna kick your ass for hurting my soft and tiny fingers after I stop smiling!

Song: "Baby, Now that I have you" - Allison Krauss



What I think: Ya, Sweet! But the baby's a little too fat. I see a prospective school bully in this baby.

What Baby thinks: I am gonna teach you a lesson for putting me in this tub. You knew that I can't swim, but still you did . I am gonna kill you....Oh no! I am drowning!!..aaaaahhh!!!

Song: "Help" - The Beatles



What I think: Sweet and Sad both. This girl is very cute, but she looks damn sad. It seems like she is not too happy with what she has.

What little girl thinks: Damn right, Venky. Have you ever seen such long hair at age 4? And look at this hat - It's bigger than my face. People stoop so low that they torture babies to win freakin' YahooMail photo contests.

Song: "Misery" - Soul Asylum



What I Think: Doggy is confused. I am sure it bit the guy who took this picture - after getting blinded by the camera flash.

What Doggy thinks: I am gonna freakin' bite you if you do something funny. I don't mind going to jail.I am sad already, don't f*c* with me.

Song: "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash




What I think: Ya - Sweet. Very ordinary though.

What girls think(both): I'll kill you if you turn out to be more beautiful than me when we grow up!

Song: "Across the Universe" - Rufus Wainwright ( The little girl in orange reminds me of Dakota Fanning).



What I think: How many such pictures have we seen already?

What each of them is thinking: I hope i don't hit "rock bottom"!

Song: "Way Down" - Catherine Wheel





What I think: Somebody tried to be super cool and different, and somebody else just did what many men have never done.

What Girl thinks: Oh Man! Son of a bitch just pooped on my lap! Bad, Bad Idea!!Why is he suddenly so hot, though?

What Doggy thinks: Aaaaahhh! "Time of your life" is suddenly my favorite song.

Song: "Time of your life" - Green Day





What I think: Very Ordinary.

What is kid thinking: I am just gonna scare him. I don't really wanna break my racket.

Song: "Hurt" - Johnny Cash







What I think: Nothing.

What Girl's thinking: Nothing. She's got water up her nose.

Song: "Alive" - Pearl Jam









What I think: Wild. This is what every kid tries to do. Kill everything that moves.

What kid thinks: I am gonna stomp on each one of you and hang you on my room walls.

What Ducks think: Wish we could fly!

Song: "Learn to Fly" - Foo Fighters





What I think: Gross!

What Pregnant woman thinks: "I look just like him now. Cool!

What Buddha thinks: Kill me now!

Song: "Prosthetic Head" - Green Day




What I think: Oh My God! Cho Chweet! The Chweetest photo I have seen on the Internet.

What Mom/Dad think: Our baby is so adorable! Muah!!

What baby thinks: Stop wetting my cheeks with your goddamned saliva!

Song: "Baby, now that I have you" - Allison Krauss