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It is no exaggeration to say that the first real problem I faced in my life was that of beauty. – Yukio Mishima, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Visited the tallest railway bridge in the world, The Chenab Bridge, to review arrangements for the visit of the Hon PM Narendra Modi ji tomorrow. Tomorrow is a landmark day for J&K when, finally, the valley will be connected to the rest of the country by a railway link to be

"Arendt wrote that we were already living in a world in which speech had lost its power. Following on the heels of speech, silence too has been rendered inert in our times. Digitised outrage survives. And when that loses strength, mere rage & war follow." brhat.in/dhiti/grammar-…

Americans are learning the depths of the Ukrainian concept of zhabohadyuking.

Anji Khad bridge, another perspective.

such an extraordinary achievement. so many details -- from stress resistance tests to corrosion resistant paints -- to construct this wonder that now will persevere and thrive against all that time throws against it.

High Speed Tokyo 📸

Clive Lloyd and Anura Tennekoon toss before their opening World Cup match at Old Trafford on June 7th 1975. Lloyd stuck the Sri Lankans in and bowled them out for 86. The game was finished by 3.30 so a 20-over-a-side exhibition match was staged to keep spectators entertained

Fish on the roof dreaming of the sea; sea in the raindrop dreaming of the fish. Grey Tiled Roof in a Flood of Rain - John Tagliabue, from 'The Doorless Door'

A Tiger walks around the ruins of the Fortress at Ranthambore. The gate here is the Bada Darwaza, built in 944 CE by Chauhan Rajputs, which is older than I expected. This fort has been the site of multiple battles between Rajputs against Ghurids, Mamluks, Mughals.

“Have you ever known [Wallace] Stevens? He’s a big, slightly fat, awfully competent looking man. You expect him to roar, but when he speaks there emerges the gravest, softest, most subtly modulated voice I've ever heard—a voice on tiptoe at dawn.” —Harriet Monroe

I think PMO India Narendra Modi should award Shashi Tharoor with a Padma Bhushan for his exemplary services to India and India's message, especially at this hour of need. [And eventually nominate him to be the next VP or President.]

personally, I like Faulkner's resignation letter as a post office employee more.

Ranthambhore - the land of Tigers.

This lyrical travel essay traces India’s sacred rivers, from Uttarakhand’s glacial streams to the Chambal’s deep gorges, highlighting how rivers in India are not just lifelines but also spiritual, civilizational, and ecological storytellers.

As a deer in the wilds, unfettered, goes for forage wherever it wants: the wise person, valuing freedom, wanders alone like a rhinoceros. -- from the Khaggavisana Sutta (Sword-Horn Sutra, Pali), often translated as The Rhinoceros Sutra

June is when hydrangea visits us.