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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

A cartoon impression I drew of this great Indian revolutionary freedom fighter and patriot.

I drew this with a pen tablet with MyPaint and imported into Inkscape for tracing and colouring.

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Buildings in Geneva (from the archives)

Taken during the 2006 Switzerland visit. Probably in Geneva, but not 100% sure at this point of time.

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Village canal

Taken during our recent visit to Madurai from a car.

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Streets of Geneva (from the archives)

Taken in Geneva, somewhere near the United Nations headquarters during the 2006 trip to Switzerland.

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Mount Titlis climb (from the archives)

Taken during the 2006 trip to Switzerland. This was taken during the ride up to Titlis on the cable car.

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What's up, cat?

This is one of a cat family that has made its home a roof overhanging a window in the neighbouring house.

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More scenic background for the Highways

Taken somewhere between Madurai and TIruchirapalli in NH 45 from the car during our recent Madurai visit.

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The King of Indian Roads

Well, Amby used to be the King of Indian Roads for decades. Ambassadors are rarer in the cities these days, but in the rural parts it's still a car that is preferred for its ruggedness and comfort. Wonderful car with a great street presence. Taken from our car during our recent trip to Madurai.

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Typical village street

You can see the usual tea shop with a stack of plastic chairs for visitors. Also the colour of the house is typical of rural India. You get bright blue, green and yellow. This was taken somewhere in the Melur district while passing through a village.

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German Countryside from trains #15 (from the archives)

Another serene countryside scenery, this time taken during a rail trip to Freiburg im Breisgau when in Germany in 2010.

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The green carpet

Can never tire of the freshness of fields like these. Taken from a car during our recent Madurai visit somewhere in the Melur district.

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Serene backdrop to a busy National Highway

More scenes from National Highway 45 somewhere south of Tiruchirapalli. This was taken from a moving car en-route Chennai from Madurai. I have ramped up the colour to give it a serene, painted look.

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View off the National Highway 45

Taken en-route Chennai from Madurai somewhere between Madurai and Tiruchirapalli on NH45 from inside the car. The scenery in this region is far more beautiful than North Tamil Nadu, which is usually barren and a lot drier.

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A small lake

An invitingly cool lake somewhere in the Melur district near Madurai. Taken as we were travelling towards Melur to join NH-45.

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Streets of Zürich (from the archives)

Another shot from my 2006 Switzerland trip. Walking around the streets of Zürich one afternoon and snapping pictures.

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The kind of roads I like

Rural highways always hold a fascination with me. Less traffic, more scenery and far more interesting than the straight, wide two-lane highways. Taken during our recent Madurai visit somewhere in the Melur district.

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Serene sunset

This is one of those un-spectacular sunsets, but extremely serene in my humble opinion. While I love those spectacular hues of those brilliant sunrises/sunsets, I also enjoy this kind. In fact I had to crank up the saturation a bit

Taken en-route Chennai from Madurai. Late evening, taken from our fast-moving car on NH-45.

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Stuttgart street scenes (from the archives)

Another one from the archives. This was taken during our 2010 visit to Germany. Taken late evening/early night. It seems to me that European cities are more colourful post-dusk than in the daylight.

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Zürich by night (from the archives)

Late evening or early night in the streets of the Zürich. Taken way back in 2006 during my trip to Switzerland. I think this was in Zürich, but not 100% sure as it's a long time ago.

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Granite quarry

A bit of change of scenery from the paddy fields. Taken from a moving car, somewhere in the countryside around Melur district.

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