Saturday, November 14, 2009

BJP that won one Seat...


The 16th Lok Sabha election brought the BJP Party in despair.Out of 42 Seats in the westBengal constituencies, BJP won only one seat from Darjeeling where Mr.Jaswant Singh was the representative...

First break of monsoon in New Delhi...

ON EID DAY.....

Mayhem of Monsoon In New Delhi...

A Tribute To Micheal Jackson....

An Athlete, whose Dream is Others' Inspiration....


Bharat Kapur, along with 28 other athletes,is the only person from Delhi to have made it to the core -Parables training held at London fot the Common Wealth Games 2010 in the Para games category.He might going to represent India at the 100 metre events in T -26 Category.

Rituals followed for generations....


On chhaatt Puja,one of the biggest fest Bihar,thousands of worshipers crawl on for almost more than hundred to reach Yamuna river bank before taking a holy dip.They believe following this ritual will help them get free from sins committed with the blessings of Sun God.

AILA that struck Northern regions of India










Never before had the residents of Chimney ever witnessed what the mother Nature had to present its inhabitants on the 26th of may,2009.

Chimney, a historical place located on the top hill of Kurseong Division was one among the many affected by the havoc of nature’s fury during cyclone AILA. The place which was once considered by the British Colonial raj as a perfect resting place when one traveled on a horse is today in a state of anguish and disrepair.
People who had been primarily surviving on farming and cattle are now left with just hope and prayer. Ram Syangden, a farmer who had been sustaining his family five family members grieved “I had been looking after my family by means of dairy production but now with the death of five cows among seven, now I am not able to see what lies ahead ”.

Chimney, a place mainly comprising of old wooden houses, with few concrete buildings was badly hit by the strong winds and rain. Mr.Rudhra Tamang,an ex-army person had something unusual to share “ I was in my house praying hard for the intense rain to stop when I heard a deafening sound outside. I rushed towards the window to see the tin roof of the neighbor’s house being blown away and it flew towards the wooden electric post cutting down the wires. I tried to call for help in order to get the people of that house to safety but could not be heard due to the noise of the storm.”

Many people who have met a similar fate and “climate refugees”are in Chimney Primary School hall.

The Block Development Office, has issued plastic sheets to them to cover areas where there is high possibilities of landslide but the people seem discontent and helpless as this alone will not help.

Binita, said “this aid provided to us is not enough as you can see. Our entire roof has been blown off which makes the situation much more vulnerable if it rains again"
- photos and report by Mikma
Lepcha for websites:- savethe hills.com(visions of hell)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

1984 RIOTS: 25 YEARS LATER






November 1984 one of the most tragic  periods in the history of Delhi,with the riots following Indira Gandhi's assassination claiming thousands of lives and many sikhs Homeless. 
                                 Here is a story of some of the people living in Trilokpuri,one of the places where the mass carnage was ever witnessed  during the 1984 riots. People here still picking up the pieces 25 years later. 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

WASH OUR SINS AWAY, GOD..


A MAN ENJOYING  THE FIRST SHOWER IN NEW DELHI IN A CALM STATE....

OUT HE GOES....


A BATSMAN GOES BACK TO THE PAVILION AFTER BEING RUNOUT, WHILE THE UMPIRE GETS BACK TO HIS WORK.........