Vivek Dhage's Portfolio and Photoblog http://vivekdhage.byethost17.com the world through my eyes Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/VivekDhagesPortfolioAndPhotobloghttp://feedburner.google.com PoW!: 20.03.10 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VivekDhagesPortfolioAndPhotoblog/~3/udqCm2py_U8/pow-200310.htm http://vivekdhage.byethost17.com/pow-200310.htm#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:13:50 +0000 Vivek http://vivekdhage.byethost17.com/?p=2207 The cardinal principle of any modern zoo is to serve the needs of the creatures it exhibits. But zoos in India do just the opposite; they serve the needs of the visitors. While the lawns are manicured, the paths pebbled and the waiting areas equipped with modern facilities, the animals are housed in cramped, dingy [...]]]> An Assam Macaque in the Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, India

An Assam Macaque in the Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, India

The cardinal principle of any modern zoo is to serve the needs of the creatures it exhibits. But zoos in India do just the opposite; they serve the needs of the visitors. While the lawns are manicured, the paths pebbled and the waiting areas equipped with modern facilities, the animals are housed in cramped, dingy enclosures.

The Indian zoos suffer from congenital problems that they’ve found hard to shake off. They are run by unqualified and ignorant staff. They run on tight budgets, leading to food-shortage for animals. They are poorly designed, with no understanding of animal behaviour. Because of high inbreeding the animals have low immunity making them susceptible to disease; worse, there is little expert veterinary care available. Lastly, insensitive visitors ill-treat the animals, throwing objects at them or poking them, often resulting in their deaths.

Extracted from: http://indiatoday.com/itoday/20000724/wildlife.html

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The Dangerous

The Not-So-Dangerous

The Docile

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Location: Mahabalipuram (Mammalapuram) Beach, Tamil Nadu

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Gingee Fort also known as Chenji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. So well fortified was this place that Shivaji» ranked it as the “most impregnable fortress in India” and it was called the “Troy of the East” by the British.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingee_Fort

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Popularly known as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; was a king of medieval India, who laid the foundations of the Maratha Empire.
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Date: 15 January 2010. Photographed near Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu during the the longest annular solar eclipse of the millennium, and the longest until December 23, 3043, with a maximum length of 11 mins and 7.8 seconds and a magnitude of 0.9190.

All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say
All that you eat
Everyone you meet
All that you slight
Everyone you fight
All that is now
All that is gone
All that’s to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
There is no dark side of the moon really.
Matter of fact it’s all dark.

- Pink Floyd – Eclipse

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As the village is at the original centre of Vijayanagara, it is sometimes confused with the ruined city itself. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi.

Hampi is identified with the historical Kishkindha, the Vanara (monkey) kingdom which finds mention in the Ramayana. The first historical settlements in Hampi date back to 1 CE.

Hampi formed one of the cores of the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565, when it was finally laid siege to by the Deccan Muslim confederacy. Hampi was chosen because of its strategic location, bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra river on one side and surrounded by defensible hills on the other three sides.

The site is significant historically and architecturally. The topography abounds with large stones which have been utilized to make larger than life statues of Hindu deities. A structure of historic importance appears every quarter of a mile.

The Archaeological Survey of India continues to conduct excavations in the area, to discover additional artifacts and temples.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi

The Icons

The Ruins

The Landscape

The People

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Location: Ranganathittu» , Karnataka, India.

To know more about Ranganathittu, check out an earlier post, Leg 1: Ranganathittu.

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A bird sanctuary in Karnataka, India.
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Info on Bombay Ducks here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_duck

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The Bombay duck or bummalo (Harpadon nehereus, Bengali: bamaloh or loita, Gujarati: bumla, Marathi: bombil) is, despite its name, not a duck but a lizardfish. It is native to the waters between Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Kutch in the Arabian Sea, and a small number are also found in the Bay of Bengal. Great numbers are also caught in the China Sea. The fish is often dried and salted before it is consumed. After drying, the odour of the fish is extremely powerful, and it is usually transported in air-tight containers.

Despite the rather unpleasant odour of the fish, it is often considered to be a delicacy by connoisseurs of Indian cuisine. If freshly caught, it is sometimes eaten fried in a batter; and in its dried form, it is commonly eaten in a curry. It is also prepared as a pickle. The bones of the fish are soft and easily chewable.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_duck

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