Bangalore

I was amazed on receiving an email forwarded across by friends with these pictures of Bangalore. It has been three years since I had been to Bangalore.

See the slideshow for yourself.

Sari

This painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicts many (but not all) traditional styles of draping the sari	Banarasi Saree from Baily Road, Bangladesh
Illustration of a sari-clad woman, c. 1847	A Malayalee lady wearing a type of sari called Mundum neriyathum.
The sari can be counted amongst the most graceful dresses

Thar Desert

A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert	The Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
Desert tribes near Jaisalmer	Nahar Garh Fort, Jaipur

Veena

Close-up of a veena's scalloped fretboard

Veena performance

Nilgiri Langur / Nilgiri leaf monkey

The Nilgiri Langur is a lutung (a type of Old World monkey) found in the Nilgiri hills of the Western Ghats in South India.

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep meaning 'A Hundred Thousand Islands' is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands, 12 atolls, 3 reefs and 5 submerged banks in the Arabian Sea.

The islands look like emeralds in the vast expanse of blue sea. Varying hues of turquoise blue translucent water surround them.

Indian Independence

India's Independence Day is August 15th each year. At midnight, on 15 August 1947, India became an independent nation.

Read about the Indian Independence Movement.