Usually I am a vocal for native trees. But this imported tree called Tabebuia or Bell flower tree is an exception. I developed a special fascination for this species of plants after I came across them for the first time on Bengaluru streets and parks. It blooms only once in a year. But, come February and March, when it blooms, it compels you to ignore others...
This week on Poets And Storytellers United, Rosemary wants us to write a poem inspired by one of the given images. I chose this one : In our pantheon of Gods and Goddesses The owl is the vahana* of LakshmijiThe Goddess of wealth and prosperity The owl with its ability to see clearly In the dark symbolises clarity of visionIn the face of abject misery and adversities It also teaches us to be wise materiallyAs well as spiritually so that we responsiblyExpend w.....
As the city's & the country's politics grow louder, Mirza Ghalib Haveli whispers a gentler truth: Delhi has always been at its finest when it chose humanity over hatred...