Jewel Bug perched on cup and saucer plant. I clicked this pic while on a nature trail in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, Mumbai. Been to nature trail with loksatta editors group, it was a real fun roaming through the forest, identifying insects, flowers, butterflies, plants etc. Colour patterns on Jewel bug are really a creative work of nature, Beautiful creature isnt it???

I am there or not !!!

I am there or not,
Does it make any difference                                                       


To make you understand what my love is,
To make you understand what my soul needs,
Whenever my heart felt your absence,
Every time it shouted in silence !!!!


I am there or not,
Does it make any difference !!!


Doesn't really matter how much I love you,
Doesn't really matter how much I care for you,
Deep under the shadow of my loneliness,
In every moment i have felt your presence !!!


I am there or not,
Does it make any difference !!!

                                             ............Anurag...............

Nothing Has Changed Since..............

Many Years have gone,
But nothing has changed since


No one can change my love towards you,
No one can part my affection towards you,
Days will pass by,
Weathers will change,
Time will flow like a river,
Moments will pace like ever
But I will remain for you,
My soul will always wait for you.


Many Years have gone,
But nothing has changed since


One day everything will change,
Sun will shine bright keeping dark clouds aside,
That day flowers will be the most graceful,
That day my love will win and life will be beautiful,
But far ahead of the horizon there will be a fear,
Will the dream come true and will the change be clear.


Many Years have gone,
But nothing has changed since


Your memories are difficult to erase,
Hope they remain with me till my last days,
Nothing is as precious as loving you,
Let my soul immerse in it and stars move


Many Years have gone,
But nothing has changed since !!!!




                                                                 ........Anurag...........

Lettuce Greenery

This is a pic of lettuce leaves, clicked at Horticulture Training Centre, Pune. Lettuce is a two month crop and requires cool climate to give a good production. Lettuce is an exotic vegetable used in five star restaurants for chinese dishes and for salad dressing. It is generally cultivated in a greenhouse where it can grow under controlled environment.

Small Banana Seller

Innocent isn't he?? This pic is not from any digicam, it was clicked from my Nokia N72 mobile. Me and my father were roaming on the streets of Renigunta searching for a hotel, when we came across this small banana seller. While buying bananas from him I just clicked this pic when he was unaware of it. Though he was a small kid but he was very sharp in business, he didnt budge on our negotiation and sticked to his quoted price. This pic is also a replica of child labour problem prevailing in our society, were small children are made to work by their parents to earn money. This photograph won 3rd prize in Parallax Photography competition in "India Lies in You" event in Goa.

This pic of a Blooming Lotus, I clicked at horticulture training center at Talegaon, Pune. I was just walking with fellow trainees, when i saw this Lotus blooming in a small pond. I almost felled into the pond while clicking but got a good close shot of it. The colour is so refreshing and ecstatic.

Whistling Through Sahyadris

This pic was clicked from farmhouse of one of my friend in Bhivpuri, Karjat. It gives a beautiful view of Matheran Hills with blanket of fog floating over it. A long distance train whistling through adds to the beauty of this picture. Isn't it clean and beautiful???