Indian Celebrations: Republic Day 2012

Picture: Government High School Saraitikra, Ambikapur

Picture: Government High School Saraitikra, Ambikapur

Picture: Government High School Saraitikra, Ambikapur

Picture: Government High School Saraitikra, Ambikapur

* An anniversary day, of the 26th January 1950; when a free India adopted it's own constitution.

* This day the government machinery tries to put forth it's power & progress achieved so far....

* But the people at large show that bright sparkle in their eyes and electrifying move in their steps on this day....for an aspiration to move forward....to be the one to achieve the goals of a 'New World Order'....and be as 'One'....with 'The Oneness of Mankind'. 
# all the above four pictures are from the Republic Day celebrations at my school (Government High School Saraitikra, Ambikapur) as of today.

The Great River 'Ganges' Of India: At 'Rishikesh' & 'Haridwar'

River 'Ganges' (pronounced 'Ganga') is the cradle of many Indian mythologies, so deep in psyche that it is regarded as the most sacred river, part of many rituals of lives of scores of Indians, since time unknown to memory.
From it's Himalayan abode as it enters in the plains of Northern India, it touches:


# Rishikesh (pic 1 & 2):Located in the foothills of Himalayas in Northern India, known as the Gateway to the Himalayas, 25 kilometers north of another holy city Haridwar.
The sacred river Ganges flows through Rishikesh. It is here that the river leaves the Shivalik mountains in the Himalayas & flows out into the plains of northern part.


# Haridwar (pic 3 & 4): It is an important piligrimage city of India. The river Ganges, after flowing 253 kilometers (157 miles) from it's source at 'Gaumukh' at the edge of the 'Gangotri Glacier' enters the India-Gangetic Plains of North India for the first time at Haridwar.

Hill Call

©Anjani Kumar Tripathi/Indian Railways/Ambikapur

Pilkha mountain Ambikapur/Google view

Pilkha mountain Ambikapur/Google view

I got posted to a new place and the first day while driving to my work place on a cold December morning, I was just hemmed in the thought of my lost surroundings and friends.

Suddenly on my right window, I saw an image of misty mountain taking shape gradually. For a while, I saw it was a chain of two or three.....

For a second I felt if I was not alone.

Since then we have grown a link with each other. Every morning they are on my right side, as if assuring me; and evenings when I am back from office, they are on left, as if saying, never mind..never be tired..we are together.

When I plan my journey, they are the first to greet me on the railway station, and when I am back....they cast a heavenly shadow and I feel if I am riding on a toy-train of my childhood.

Note:

Last two pictures of the described place were obtained with the help of 'Google Map'.

Common Man With The Times Of India

'Gandhi' is still a source of hope to the conscience of an average Indian.

Faith in truth & non-violence is like a light in the dark tunnel of the world-around where one finds justice Goddess with her eyes closed ..

(picture:'Raj Ghat', New Delhi India; cremation site of M.K.Gandhi, father of the nation)

Remembering Indira Gandhi

Born in a majestic grand family of her time (picture 1), spent a lonely childhood (picture 2)as her parents participated in freedom movement of the country and were put in jail frequently.
And then she played her role in Indian politics (picture 3)as never to be forgotten and left larger footprints behind, hard to follow....
That was her life journey to which she had an abrupt ending (picture 3).
India still remembers Indira with much longing....

All She Left Behind

Remembering  Indira Gandhi

 (31st October 1984)

#She was assassinated by her bodyguards in retaliation for ordering Operation Blue Star.

One fine morning Indians found out 

that all which was left behind 

is

a blood-soaked outfits from her bullet ridden body, some flames 

and foot-prints..

never to be forgotten from the shocked psyche of people !!

(pictures were photographed from Indira Gandhi memorial, New Delhi, India)

Her Valuable Periods

Indira Gandhi is an imminent part of the post-independent era of India. Her premiership period set many miles & courses, valuable and to be assessed & remembered by the coming generations of India.

(pictures were photographed from Indira Gandhi memorial, New Delhi, India)