Purple blooms in a friend’s garden

Not Portuguese, British-era pier remains used for cargo transfer before modern ports.

Historic pier pillars at Kozhikode Beach, once used for loading and unloading goods, now stand abandoned in the sea.

Waves, footprints, and a Kozhikode morning.

Waves meet wings, Kozhikode

Thank you very much ❤️

Pure refreshment

Eid Colours- sketched in joy, painted in gratitude.

Lush and rejuvenated after the summer rain.

The season of yellow.

When will we finally have leaders who choose talking over fighting? The world needs a generation that builds bridges instead of bombing them. It’s time to pick peace over war.

Reports of explosions in Dubai are deeply alarming. This instability cannot continue. The UAE and Saudi Arabia must intervene immediately to mediate and bring this conflict to an end. We need regional leadership to restore peace and security now.

Blooming branches

Kerala once had many freshwater ponds that stored rainwater and supported village life. Today, many of them are gone.

These photos are from a pond in Kottakkal

Walking along bamboo and forest paths around Pookode Lake in Wayanad, a calm freshwater lake with birds and cool breezes.

Green hills of Attappadi, Palakkad.

Bhavani River at Attappadi, Palakkad, one of Kerala’s east-flowing rivers.

Butterflies in bloom, Silent Valley National Park.

Forest stream and deep greens, Silent Valley National Park.

Kunthipuzha River winding through the evergreen forests of Silent Valley National Park, a lifeline of this ancient Western Ghats rainforest.

Water, rocks, and green, Silent Valley, Kerala.

Under the green canopy, Silent Valley

Walking through green, Silent Valley National Park.

A peaceful walk through Silent Valley.

Aerial view over the Gulf of Oman, showing Oman’s desert coastline and the scattered Daymaniyat Islands, a protected chain of small rocky islands known for clear waters, coral reefs, and rich marine life, where the Gulf meets the Arabian Sea.

Flying above tiny cotton-like clouds

Asian Openbills feeding in the paddy fields of Kottakkal, these storks come after the monsoon and mostly eat snails.

Village moments, Palakkad.

From Palakkad.

Malampuzha Dam, Palakkad,
Built across the Malampuzha River, a tributary of the Bharathapuzha, this iconic dam was completed in 1955 as Kerala’s largest reservoir project at the time.