चलत मुसाफ़िर मोह लिया रे पिंजड़े वाली मुनिया, उड़ उड़ बैठी हलवइया दुकनिया आरे बरफ़ी के सब रस ले लिया रे पिंजड़े वाली मुनिया उड़ उड़ बैठी बजजवा दुकनिया आरे कपड़ा के सब रस ले लिया रे पिंजड़े वाली मुनिया उड़ उड़ बैठी पनवड़िया दुकनिया आरे बीड़ा के सब रस ले लिया रे पिंजड़े वाली […]
Category: History & Culture
On an Auspicious Day…. Laziness be Damned!
Today When I wake up from sleep at 5.30 AM, I feel extremely lazy and feel like going to sleep again. I look outside from the window and find that there is heavy fog. The weather outside is very cold and inside the bedroom I feel quite comfortable in my quilt. My wife is already […]
Lohri, A Grand Indian Festival.
Lohri is a grand festival of North India and is primarily celebrated in the land of Punjab though people in Delhi, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh also celebrate it with equal vigor. Marking the end of cold chilly winters, Lohri welcomes the arrival of spring. Lohri is also celebrated in remembrance of Dulla Bhatti who was […]
Villages and Small Towns are getting Deserted in India. Shift of Population from Rural to Urban Areas and it’s effect on Society!
India’s urban population is growing continuously. In 1960 the ratio of Urban population Vs rural population was 15% to 85%. Today it is 36% to 64%. The 10 big metropolitan cities of India account for 2 billion of population (200 million). The proportion of population in Metropolitan cities to Small urban centres is 37% to […]
The Battle of Saragarhi….. On this Day. 12 September 1897. Excerpts from the Sikh History!
12 September 1897. 21 Sikhs of the 36 Sikh Regiment fought with thousands of Afghan warriors, the war lasted for 7 hours. This war is known in history for the valor and greatness of Sikh soldiers.The name of the battle of Saragarhi is counted among the 5 great wars of the world. This war was […]
Baba Buddha Ji. Excerpts from the Sikh History!
A spiritual man Baba Buddha Ji has a special significance in Sikh history. He witnessed the rise of the Sikhism from the first Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the sixth Guru Hargobind Ji. Baba Buddha was born in October, 1506 AD in village Kathu Nangal near Amritsar. Later his family settled in the village Ramdas.When […]
How Toilets were introduced into Indian Railway Trains! My
One Mr Okhil Chandra Sen was travelling by train in 1909 in Bihar and near a Railway station called Ahmedpur had upset stomach and wanted to relieve himself. There were no toilets in Indian trains then. So when the train halted at Ahmedpur railway station, he got down from the train and with a water […]
Baba Sadhu Sikh, Punjab, India. A Historical Perspective!
In the 16th Century, a holy Saint called Baba Sadhu Sikh meditated on the banks of Lower Bari Doab Canal (LBDC) in Amritsar District Punjab, India and used to collect milk and send it to Lahore (now in Pakistan) where fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev was imprisoned and being tortured by Chandu a Lieutenant of […]
Baisakhi an Auspicious Day for Indians!
Vaisakhi /Baisakhi festival is celebrated in North India with great fervor as it marks the beginning of the Solar year for the Indians as also a new year for the Sikhs (a prosperous community of Punjab, India and now spread to various parts of the world). Sikhism though founded by Guru Nanak Dev, the first […]
Some interesting Photos from my collection.
Sculpture’s Imagination. A Family with a dog, (Shanti Niketan, West Bengal, India). Focal Length 16mm, Aperture f/5.4, Shutter Speed 1/60, ISO 50, Nikon Coolpix S1. Mandu fort (Madhya Pradesh, India). Focal Length 12mm, Aperture f/4.4, Shutter speed 1/350, ISO 50, Nikon Coolpix S1. Mandu Palace (M.P, India) Bed Rooms and bathing Pool. Glimpses of Grandeur! […]
