The Howrah Bridge (now known as the Rabindra Setu), Kolkata, India

The Howrah Bridge (now known as the Rabindra Setu), Kolkata, India
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Remember the Geeta Dutt song "Mera naam Chin Chin Choo..." in the Shakti Samanta film "Howrah Bridge" (1958) which was reused in Mira Nair's "Salaam Bombay"? That song kept ringing in my head as we cruised along the Hoogly at night. The cool evening breeze, the silent darkness and the Howrah Bridge emerging out of the dark waters - I felt I was in a dream!

Crows in conference!

Crows in conference!
Originally uploaded by medhekar2000

"Well I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow / Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there, counting crows / One for sorrow, two for joy / Three for girls and four for boys / Five for silver, six for gold / Seven for a secret never to be told."

From: "A Murder of One" on the album 'August and Everything After' - Band: Counting Crows.