Shobha
@svr72.bsky.social
Middle aged Indian, Temporary Mumbai resident. Love books( sci-fi/fantasy), art and travel
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow
The few weeks of #Autumn in #South #India is a pleasant time with light #rains, #temple visits and lots of #festivals.
The #Chola #bigtemple Brihadeeshwara #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu. Mid-day capture in #October.
The few weeks of #Autumn in #South #India is a pleasant time with light #rains, #temple visits and lots of #festivals.
The #Chola #bigtemple Brihadeeshwara #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu. Mid-day capture in #October.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow
The few weeks of #Autumn in #South #India is a pleasant time with light #rains, #temple visits and lots of #festivals.
The #Chola #bigtemple Brihadeeshwara #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu. Mid-day capture in #October.
The few weeks of #Autumn in #South #India is a pleasant time with light #rains, #temple visits and lots of #festivals.
The #Chola #bigtemple Brihadeeshwara #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu. Mid-day capture in #October.
#BlueSkyArtShow
How much burning, burning will you feel,
Be friendly with the fire, enough for me.
Light up the fire of love #inside,
And blaze the thoughts away.
Xcrpt frm 'Light Up The Fire' by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi -
13 cntry Persian poet, jurist et al.
Amongst the greatest poets of all time.
How much burning, burning will you feel,
Be friendly with the fire, enough for me.
Light up the fire of love #inside,
And blaze the thoughts away.
Xcrpt frm 'Light Up The Fire' by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi -
13 cntry Persian poet, jurist et al.
Amongst the greatest poets of all time.
October 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow
How much burning, burning will you feel,
Be friendly with the fire, enough for me.
Light up the fire of love #inside,
And blaze the thoughts away.
Xcrpt frm 'Light Up The Fire' by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi -
13 cntry Persian poet, jurist et al.
Amongst the greatest poets of all time.
How much burning, burning will you feel,
Be friendly with the fire, enough for me.
Light up the fire of love #inside,
And blaze the thoughts away.
Xcrpt frm 'Light Up The Fire' by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi -
13 cntry Persian poet, jurist et al.
Amongst the greatest poets of all time.
A #Vertical symphony in #granite.
Big Temple aka the Brihadeeshwara temple's main tower -#gopuram
The 10th-century Hindu temple in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, #India was built by the #Chola emperor Rajaraja I. It is a #UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Big Temple aka the Brihadeeshwara temple's main tower -#gopuram
The 10th-century Hindu temple in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, #India was built by the #Chola emperor Rajaraja I. It is a #UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#BlueSkyArtShow
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A #Vertical symphony in #granite.
Big Temple aka the Brihadeeshwara temple's main tower -#gopuram
The 10th-century Hindu temple in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, #India was built by the #Chola emperor Rajaraja I. It is a #UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Big Temple aka the Brihadeeshwara temple's main tower -#gopuram
The 10th-century Hindu temple in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, #India was built by the #Chola emperor Rajaraja I. It is a #UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Glow ing sun in vivid colors - casts a pink glow over the dry grass and the clouds.
#Zimbabwe game drive #sunset
#Glow ing sun in vivid colors - casts a pink glow over the dry grass and the clouds.
#Zimbabwe game drive #sunset
October 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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#Glow ing sun in vivid colors - casts a pink glow over the dry grass and the clouds.
#Zimbabwe game drive #sunset
#Glow ing sun in vivid colors - casts a pink glow over the dry grass and the clouds.
#Zimbabwe game drive #sunset
Here's a #nonfiction piece of mine which was published this morning on @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social .
All about the humble #seasame seed and its impact on #Indian #culture and #food.
thehooghlyreview.com/few-grains-o...
All about the humble #seasame seed and its impact on #Indian #culture and #food.
thehooghlyreview.com/few-grains-o...
Few Grains of Sesame – THE HOOGHLY REVIEW
thehooghlyreview.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Here's a #nonfiction piece of mine which was published this morning on @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social .
All about the humble #seasame seed and its impact on #Indian #culture and #food.
thehooghlyreview.com/few-grains-o...
All about the humble #seasame seed and its impact on #Indian #culture and #food.
thehooghlyreview.com/few-grains-o...
Chikmaglur hills, Western Ghats , #India view of the Nilgiris across the valley
#Evening #teatime #relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Evening #teatime #relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
October 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Chikmaglur hills, Western Ghats , #India view of the Nilgiris across the valley
#Evening #teatime #relax
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#Evening #teatime #relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
#BlueSkyArtShow
Dead camel thorn trees in #Angles
in #Namibia.
Pictures from #Deadvlei -Salt and white clay pan in #Sossusvlei
Dead camel thorn trees in #Angles
in #Namibia.
Pictures from #Deadvlei -Salt and white clay pan in #Sossusvlei
September 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Dead camel thorn trees in #Angles
in #Namibia.
Pictures from #Deadvlei -Salt and white clay pan in #Sossusvlei
Dead camel thorn trees in #Angles
in #Namibia.
Pictures from #Deadvlei -Salt and white clay pan in #Sossusvlei
It's #BlueSkyArtShow
19 Cent. Wooden #Temple #Chariot used in ceremonial #Hindu religious processions- #Gunaseelam,#TamilNadu #India
Detail of #Vibrant #thombai cotton hangings -handmade ritualistic temple décor with traditional motifs like elephants, parrots, swans. #Photography
19 Cent. Wooden #Temple #Chariot used in ceremonial #Hindu religious processions- #Gunaseelam,#TamilNadu #India
Detail of #Vibrant #thombai cotton hangings -handmade ritualistic temple décor with traditional motifs like elephants, parrots, swans. #Photography
June 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
It's #BlueSkyArtShow
19 Cent. Wooden #Temple #Chariot used in ceremonial #Hindu religious processions- #Gunaseelam,#TamilNadu #India
Detail of #Vibrant #thombai cotton hangings -handmade ritualistic temple décor with traditional motifs like elephants, parrots, swans. #Photography
19 Cent. Wooden #Temple #Chariot used in ceremonial #Hindu religious processions- #Gunaseelam,#TamilNadu #India
Detail of #Vibrant #thombai cotton hangings -handmade ritualistic temple décor with traditional motifs like elephants, parrots, swans. #Photography
Reposted by Shobha
June 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#Underneath massive #nests made by #sociable #weaver birds. #Namibia, outside #Windhoek atop an #acacia tree.
An engineering marvel, colonies this size often get destroyed as it'll get too heavy in the rains. Lucky to see it against a lovely clear #bluesky #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #wildlife
An engineering marvel, colonies this size often get destroyed as it'll get too heavy in the rains. Lucky to see it against a lovely clear #bluesky #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #wildlife
May 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#Underneath massive #nests made by #sociable #weaver birds. #Namibia, outside #Windhoek atop an #acacia tree.
An engineering marvel, colonies this size often get destroyed as it'll get too heavy in the rains. Lucky to see it against a lovely clear #bluesky #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #wildlife
An engineering marvel, colonies this size often get destroyed as it'll get too heavy in the rains. Lucky to see it against a lovely clear #bluesky #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #wildlife
#BlueSkyArtShow
The #silhouette of a #crow perched on the wall against the evening skies lit up setting sun, a stationary construction crane in the distance, still after the day's work. - a stark #LightAndShadow contrast
#Mumbai #India #photography #urban
The #silhouette of a #crow perched on the wall against the evening skies lit up setting sun, a stationary construction crane in the distance, still after the day's work. - a stark #LightAndShadow contrast
#Mumbai #India #photography #urban
May 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow
The #silhouette of a #crow perched on the wall against the evening skies lit up setting sun, a stationary construction crane in the distance, still after the day's work. - a stark #LightAndShadow contrast
#Mumbai #India #photography #urban
The #silhouette of a #crow perched on the wall against the evening skies lit up setting sun, a stationary construction crane in the distance, still after the day's work. - a stark #LightAndShadow contrast
#Mumbai #India #photography #urban
#Texture #BlueSkyArtShow
Jina #Kanchi - #Thiruparuthikundram, #TN, #India has a continuous recorded #Jain history since land granted by the #Pallava King Simhavarman in 550 CE.
12 Century Trailokyanatha #temple walls with fabulous #Murals in #Vegetabledye depicting the lives of the #Tirthankaras.
Jina #Kanchi - #Thiruparuthikundram, #TN, #India has a continuous recorded #Jain history since land granted by the #Pallava King Simhavarman in 550 CE.
12 Century Trailokyanatha #temple walls with fabulous #Murals in #Vegetabledye depicting the lives of the #Tirthankaras.
May 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#Texture #BlueSkyArtShow
Jina #Kanchi - #Thiruparuthikundram, #TN, #India has a continuous recorded #Jain history since land granted by the #Pallava King Simhavarman in 550 CE.
12 Century Trailokyanatha #temple walls with fabulous #Murals in #Vegetabledye depicting the lives of the #Tirthankaras.
Jina #Kanchi - #Thiruparuthikundram, #TN, #India has a continuous recorded #Jain history since land granted by the #Pallava King Simhavarman in 550 CE.
12 Century Trailokyanatha #temple walls with fabulous #Murals in #Vegetabledye depicting the lives of the #Tirthankaras.
#Lines #BlueSkyArtShow
#Photography
Radiating #spines of this lovely #cactus is beautifully juxtaposed against the pale yellow flowers and the red fruits.
Can anyone share its name? I picked it up some years ago.
#Photography
Radiating #spines of this lovely #cactus is beautifully juxtaposed against the pale yellow flowers and the red fruits.
Can anyone share its name? I picked it up some years ago.
May 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#Lines #BlueSkyArtShow
#Photography
Radiating #spines of this lovely #cactus is beautifully juxtaposed against the pale yellow flowers and the red fruits.
Can anyone share its name? I picked it up some years ago.
#Photography
Radiating #spines of this lovely #cactus is beautifully juxtaposed against the pale yellow flowers and the red fruits.
Can anyone share its name? I picked it up some years ago.
May 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Nature
In #India, rains transform a jungle of brown dusty scrub to million shades of #Green in just 2 days. Tigers vanish into the undergrowth. Only spotted deer, the #Chital are visible. Monsoon skies loom blue, promising torrents.
#Ranthambore , #Rajasthan.
In #India, rains transform a jungle of brown dusty scrub to million shades of #Green in just 2 days. Tigers vanish into the undergrowth. Only spotted deer, the #Chital are visible. Monsoon skies loom blue, promising torrents.
#Ranthambore , #Rajasthan.
May 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Nature
In #India, rains transform a jungle of brown dusty scrub to million shades of #Green in just 2 days. Tigers vanish into the undergrowth. Only spotted deer, the #Chital are visible. Monsoon skies loom blue, promising torrents.
#Ranthambore , #Rajasthan.
In #India, rains transform a jungle of brown dusty scrub to million shades of #Green in just 2 days. Tigers vanish into the undergrowth. Only spotted deer, the #Chital are visible. Monsoon skies loom blue, promising torrents.
#Ranthambore , #Rajasthan.
Magnificent bull #African #Elephants in the #Etosha Plains #Namibia one hot afternoon. Covered in fine mud to prevent flies from pestering them. Looking at the size, no surprise at ancient hindu belief that the #Earth is carried by four such wonderful beings.
#photography #nature #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #nature #BlueSkyArtShow
April 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Magnificent bull #African #Elephants in the #Etosha Plains #Namibia one hot afternoon. Covered in fine mud to prevent flies from pestering them. Looking at the size, no surprise at ancient hindu belief that the #Earth is carried by four such wonderful beings.
#photography #nature #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #nature #BlueSkyArtShow
It's rarely quiet in #Parel, #Mumbai. Sometimes when the constant buzz hushes, you can hear the church bells.
Here's a story I wrote inspired by the chimes, published by #Kitaab. It's the Editor's pick of the week, so free for a week to read & enjoy.
kitaab.org/2025/04/13/s...
#Bomsky #shortstory
Here's a story I wrote inspired by the chimes, published by #Kitaab. It's the Editor's pick of the week, so free for a week to read & enjoy.
kitaab.org/2025/04/13/s...
#Bomsky #shortstory
Short Story: A Morning in Parel by Shobha Ramani - KITAAB
Shobha Ramani narrates a day in the life of a Mumbaikar and reflects upon the...
kitaab.org
April 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It's rarely quiet in #Parel, #Mumbai. Sometimes when the constant buzz hushes, you can hear the church bells.
Here's a story I wrote inspired by the chimes, published by #Kitaab. It's the Editor's pick of the week, so free for a week to read & enjoy.
kitaab.org/2025/04/13/s...
#Bomsky #shortstory
Here's a story I wrote inspired by the chimes, published by #Kitaab. It's the Editor's pick of the week, so free for a week to read & enjoy.
kitaab.org/2025/04/13/s...
#Bomsky #shortstory
#Pushkar lake at night, #Rajasthan, India. The #Temples surrounding the holy lake are lit up and reflect in the #peaceful #still #waters.
#photography #BlueSkyArtShow.
#photography #BlueSkyArtShow.
April 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#Pushkar lake at night, #Rajasthan, India. The #Temples surrounding the holy lake are lit up and reflect in the #peaceful #still #waters.
#photography #BlueSkyArtShow.
#photography #BlueSkyArtShow.
Serene #ducks floating in the #Peaceful #Pushkar Lake, #Ajmer, #Rajasthan #India
The sun was sharp early morning and the distant Devi Savitri Temple is visible.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Archives 2023
The sun was sharp early morning and the distant Devi Savitri Temple is visible.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Archives 2023
April 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Serene #ducks floating in the #Peaceful #Pushkar Lake, #Ajmer, #Rajasthan #India
The sun was sharp early morning and the distant Devi Savitri Temple is visible.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Archives 2023
The sun was sharp early morning and the distant Devi Savitri Temple is visible.
#BlueSkyArtShow
Archives 2023
And it's here.
I recently started sending my scribbles to publishers.
Here's a short story "Win- Win, about women and their choices published in "Setu".
Adapted from my mother's memories, about life in 1960's in Tiruchirapalli , in #TamilNadu #India.
www.setumag.com/2025/03/fict...
I recently started sending my scribbles to publishers.
Here's a short story "Win- Win, about women and their choices published in "Setu".
Adapted from my mother's memories, about life in 1960's in Tiruchirapalli , in #TamilNadu #India.
www.setumag.com/2025/03/fict...
April 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
And it's here.
I recently started sending my scribbles to publishers.
Here's a short story "Win- Win, about women and their choices published in "Setu".
Adapted from my mother's memories, about life in 1960's in Tiruchirapalli , in #TamilNadu #India.
www.setumag.com/2025/03/fict...
I recently started sending my scribbles to publishers.
Here's a short story "Win- Win, about women and their choices published in "Setu".
Adapted from my mother's memories, about life in 1960's in Tiruchirapalli , in #TamilNadu #India.
www.setumag.com/2025/03/fict...
#Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #India
#Boatman against the midday sun at #Prayag, the confluence of the #Ganga, #Yamuna, and mythical #Saraswati rivers.
Family pilgrimage in 2022. Loved the contrast-colorful cotton awning, river waters, white boat, oars...
#Allahabad #Prayagraj #India
#Boatman against the midday sun at #Prayag, the confluence of the #Ganga, #Yamuna, and mythical #Saraswati rivers.
Family pilgrimage in 2022. Loved the contrast-colorful cotton awning, river waters, white boat, oars...
#Allahabad #Prayagraj #India
April 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
#Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #India
#Boatman against the midday sun at #Prayag, the confluence of the #Ganga, #Yamuna, and mythical #Saraswati rivers.
Family pilgrimage in 2022. Loved the contrast-colorful cotton awning, river waters, white boat, oars...
#Allahabad #Prayagraj #India
#Boatman against the midday sun at #Prayag, the confluence of the #Ganga, #Yamuna, and mythical #Saraswati rivers.
Family pilgrimage in 2022. Loved the contrast-colorful cotton awning, river waters, white boat, oars...
#Allahabad #Prayagraj #India
Sun climbs high at noon
Heat blinds sight as my head spins
In cool shade I rest.
A #hartebeest beneath #acacia scrub in #Etosha, #Namibia. The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope with a steeply sloping back, long legs, & elongated snout. #Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Wildlife
Heat blinds sight as my head spins
In cool shade I rest.
A #hartebeest beneath #acacia scrub in #Etosha, #Namibia. The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope with a steeply sloping back, long legs, & elongated snout. #Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Wildlife
April 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sun climbs high at noon
Heat blinds sight as my head spins
In cool shade I rest.
A #hartebeest beneath #acacia scrub in #Etosha, #Namibia. The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope with a steeply sloping back, long legs, & elongated snout. #Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Wildlife
Heat blinds sight as my head spins
In cool shade I rest.
A #hartebeest beneath #acacia scrub in #Etosha, #Namibia. The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope with a steeply sloping back, long legs, & elongated snout. #Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Wildlife
#Largest #brick Building in the world
#FRI Forest Research Institute #Dehradun #dehradoon #India
#Arch #BlueSkyArtShow
Jan 2020 archives... a snap just cause I liked the #corridor
#FRI Forest Research Institute #Dehradun #dehradoon #India
#Arch #BlueSkyArtShow
Jan 2020 archives... a snap just cause I liked the #corridor
March 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#Largest #brick Building in the world
#FRI Forest Research Institute #Dehradun #dehradoon #India
#Arch #BlueSkyArtShow
Jan 2020 archives... a snap just cause I liked the #corridor
#FRI Forest Research Institute #Dehradun #dehradoon #India
#Arch #BlueSkyArtShow
Jan 2020 archives... a snap just cause I liked the #corridor
#BlueSkyArtShow #arch
#travel #Jaisalmer #Fort #Photography View of the town from the arched window in the living #sandcastle fort - the sonar kila, Golden fort of Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India
#travel #Jaisalmer #Fort #Photography View of the town from the arched window in the living #sandcastle fort - the sonar kila, Golden fort of Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India
March 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow #arch
#travel #Jaisalmer #Fort #Photography View of the town from the arched window in the living #sandcastle fort - the sonar kila, Golden fort of Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India
#travel #Jaisalmer #Fort #Photography View of the town from the arched window in the living #sandcastle fort - the sonar kila, Golden fort of Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India