Dancing Elephants Press Prompt 19 of 52 Last week, I visited an adventure sports resort in Bangalore for a meeting. While walking past the conference hall, I noticed this beautiful multicoloured bougainvillea plant in a lush, colourful garden. The flowers were screaming to be photographed. I couldn’t resist and immediately…

February Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Love & Hearts” — Treasuring the thoughtful gifts of love. My passion for gemstones started during my college days. I have been collecting gems and keep looking for them whenever I travel to different countries and even within India. As a hobby, I have worked with semi-precious gemstones and designed jewelry for my personal use and for gifting them to…

In response to the First Week of February Nature Prompt The full moon is associated with mystery, magic and a sense of wonder and awe. I experienced a feeling of calmness and tranquillity while observing the moonlight on the Ganga in Rishikesh. Rishikesh is in the foothills of the Himalayas…

How much time do you spend staring at a screen every day? Do you know the numbers that research has shown? According to data, globally, people average 6 hours and 58 minutes of screen time daily. Americans spend 7 hours and 4 minutes looking at a screen each day. South…

In response to Dancing Elephants Press prompt 17 of 52 — My friend, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles question on self-love reminded me of a depressive phase I went through about a year back. I am the sole caregiver for my 93-year-old mom, who was diagnosed with dementia. I had always been under stress thinking about my inability to understand her needs…

Six Word Photo Stories | Freestyle — Lessons from Flamingos for balanced life. While browsing through my photo albums last week, I came across Flamingo pictures I had taken during my visit to Jurong Bird Park in Singapore. I have seen Flamingos during childhood in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. It is a saline desert where the greater Flamingos come to breed. …

“When everything else tells me to ‘give up’, hope whispers try it one more time.”-Invajy. This quote reminds me of a dried bougainvillea plant in my balcony garden. The plant had dried because I had missed watering it for almost ten days while I was travelling. Back from work, I…

January Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride” — Remembrance of childhood’s most precious moments. I have some enjoyable vivid memories of spending vacations on my maternal grandparent’s farm. My grandfather owned several acres of agricultural land in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh in Central India. My grandfather and my uncles were all into farming. My cousins now manage the family farming business. They…

In response to Dancing Elephants Photography January Prompt — Elephants — During my trip to Thailand, I was fascinated by the elephant shows. The elephant is the national animal of Thailand and has a considerable impact on Thai culture. It was interesting to note that the Elephants found in Thailand are classed as Indian elephants.