dil hoom hoom karE....

February 24, 2010

Another of my favourites based on rAg bhoop (mohanam) is by Bhupen Hazarika from the movie “rudAli”…in which the erstwhile teen idol Dimple Kapadia (who was responsible for the wet dreams of a generation of young men who are more than middle-aged now) gave a very sensitive performance indeed….

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Some of the birds at Thattekkad, 08,09,100110

February 24, 2010

The Thattekkad visit was excellent in terms of birding, but we had some less-than-happy experiences in terms of our accomodation, because of our bird guide. As a bird guide, Mr.Eldhose is excellent, and showed us a great variety of birds. He is very knowledgeable; for example, he said that the Indian Pitta was earlier coming out at 6pm, now it was coming out only at 6.20pm…and lo and behold, at 6.20pm, there the bird was, responding to his call!

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Another peace-filled image...

February 22, 2010

Here’s the view of the Periyar (periyAr, meaning, big river)…the Dr.Salim Ali Bird Sactuary in Thattekkad is situated on the banks of the river.

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