#worldsparrowday – House Sparrow

Chirp for the sparrow, tweet for the sparrow

Yet another World Sparrow Day is here… ‘Chirp for the sparrow, tweet for the sparrow’ was the theme of World Sparrow Day, 2012. May their tribe increase! https://rethyravi.wordpress.com/2017/03/20/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-a-few-thoughts-on-our-little-friends-on-world-sparrow-day/

For whom the bell tolls…A few thoughts on World Sparrow Day

Another World Sparrow Day is here today, on 20th March. A day to remind us to protect the little winged friends called sparrows that are going to be in the endangered list very soon. The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) is a close associate of man and is seen in rural as well as urban settings.Continue reading “For whom the bell tolls…A few thoughts on World Sparrow Day”

Ring out the old…

“Ring out the old, ring in the new, …. The year is going, let him go” [In Memoriam] Here’s the last sunset of the year 2021. Clicked from the bridge over Saigon River. Hoping that the new year will bring joy, peace, health and prosperity to all. Wishing everyone a happy new year!

Beard Tales Continue… Day 2

A noble priest from Jaipur Another interesting piece of information I chanced upon is, in Ancient Rome a man’s beard style could throw light on which philosophical school he belonged to! The Romans were impressed by the distinctive styles of beards the Greek philosophers were sporting. As soon as Rome conquered Greece in the Battle […]

No Pogonotomy?

Two interesting words that I came across recently are derieved from the Greek word pogon. One is ‘pogonotrophy‘ (beard growing) and the other is ‘pogonotomy‘ (shaving or cutting of a beard). That led me in reading many interesting facts on beard growing! In the Victorian era doctors were believed to prescribe growing beard as a prevention […]

The Yellow Gate

Standing tall on the busy Dinh Thien Hoang and Phan Dang Luu intersection is the Gia-Dinh Gate in Ho Chi Minh City. The bright yellow gate captures the attention of any any passer by. Gia Dinh Gate was the gateway to the Ecole de Dessin Gia Dinh , an arts school in Saigon founded […]

In the Lap of Buddha

Seeking solace and comfort

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