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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Monday, June 23, 2014

Nursery Rhymes

Children are never bored of singing rhymes. What makes rhymes so absorbing? Probably it is the rhythm that is the first attraction. There is no compulsion to comprehend a rhyme. There may not be anything to comprehend at all. So it does not threaten a singer.
- P. Ishwara Bhat

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Sweet little red feet

Today I observed a dove at Keregodi Rangapura near Tiptur. The dove's feet were red. Until today I didn't know that the dove's feet are red. This incident reminded me John Keat's lines:

Sweet little red feet! Why would you die?