Tomichan Matheikal's blog

Waiting for worshippers?

Both these pictures were taken last night at about 11 o'clock.  If you take a ride at night through the capital of the world's largest democracy, a country whose multi-billionaires are rising in number with generous assistance from the government in the form of tax exemptions and so on, you will find hundreds of homeless people sleeping on the roadside.

This morning [17 April 2011] the Bhatti village in New Delhi woke up to an overcast firmament.  The clouds brought home a majestic guest, this peacock.  It sat on the wall below my quarters giving me food for thought.

The history of majesty lies in ruins beneath your feet. That's the fate!

A bird on the tree is worth many in the cage. Worth to whom? The bird, of course. Or the potential bird-catcher and bird-seller?

Even the public road can be taken over by the World Cup mania. Some craze is necessary in life. A scene from Connaught Place, New Delhi

I'm trying to create ripples in darkness A student of mine wrote a shairi recently that he was rowing his boat only to find that there was no water