Panorama: Nishka, Sanjit and Sumira in one of the theme parks at KV Narayan Infocity Doddballapur - Feb 9 2010 4PM
Departure Day: Nim and kids in Kellys Shuttle to Newark Airport - Jan 29 2010 3PM
At one point when the highway curved, it felt like we were driving into the moon on this full moon day
As we wait for our Continental flight to Mumbai - Jan 29 8 PM
As we wait for our Continental flight to Mumbai at terminal C - Jan 29 8 PM
The little tootsie looking through the corner of her eye on Nim's lap made the 1st half of our 16 hour non-stop flight to Mumbai a formidable one. Several other passengers kept sympathizing with us that Rishma might be having ear pain - Jan 30 2010
Rishma in her bassinet after waking up from one of her Trans-Atlantic naps on the flight
An enthusiastic Nishka at Mumbai airport Jan 30 late night
Nishka at Bangalore - Feb 1
Nishka at Bangalore - Feb 1
Nishka at Bangalore - Feb 1
On the evening of Feb 1 2010 at her grandparents house in Bangalore
Nishka with her uncle Ram
With her cousin Sumira
Nishka's little cousin and adversary Sanjit
With cousin sister
"I like this thing. Its big but still has only 2 wheels", Nishka is thrilled
Nishka's Bangalore grandparents house - Feb 1 2010 evening
The kids were not scared of the neighbor's dog Benji. After his rendezvous with these 3 diminutive monsters, Benji is probably scared of humans.
Nishka loves Benji's fur
Nishka and Sumira getting on Benji's nerves
Ambushed by Sumira and Sanjit, uncle Shivaswamy is Benji's only hope.
Benji barking "leave me alone!"
India is a hybrid of modernization and orthodoxy as seen here in Bangalore when driving to UB City. A stylish Volvo bus and a bullock cart share the road Feb 1 2010 6PM
Tasty food at Vidyarti Bhavan Feb 1 2010 8:15 PM
UB city's scaled down replica of empire state building on Vittal Mallya road - Feb 1 2010 9 PM
Rishma relaxing on her Bangalore grandma's lap when returning from UB City in Ram's Scorpio
Rishma relaxing on her Bangalore grandma's lap when returning from UB City in Ram's Scorpio
Before commencement of Vishnu Sahasranaama at Bangalore on Feb 3 2010
Before commencement of Vishnu Sahasranaama at Bangalore on Feb 3 2010
Tambula for guests who would attend the Vishnu Sahasranaama
Tambula for guests who would attend the Vishnu Sahasranaama
Kids sans tiny Rishma with their Bangalore Grandparents on Vishnu Sahasranaama Day - Feb 3 2010
Convergence of devotees/neighbors for Vishnu Sahasranaama - Feb 3 2010 7 PM
Convergence of devotees/neighbors for Vishnu Sahasranaama - Feb 3 2010 7 PM
Convergence of devotees/neighbors for Vishnu Sahasranaama - Feb 3 2010 7 PM
Nishka, Sanjit and their aunt in the midst of the devotees who are reciting the 1000 names of the Lord.
As Nim joins other devotees in the reading Lord's various names, 9 month young Rishma wonders whom her mom is speaking to - Feb 3 2010 8 PM
Nishka in the midst of the congregation next to her grandpa
Chanting of names continues
Aarti to Lord
Sumira and Sanjit behind their Grandpa
Vishnu Sahasranaama continues - Feb 3 2010 8 PM
Lord
All of mom's friends were thrilled to catch a glimpse of Rishma that day at the end of the even - Feb 3 2010
Marble eyes
Family picture without flash after the event. Ram missing as he was in Taiwan
Family picture with flash after the event.
Nishka and Sanjit ready for a 10 meter sprint - Feb 4 2010 noon
Rishma enjoying Nim's toss and catch game outside Bangalore home on Feb 4 noon
Nishka Sanjit preparing for the 10 meter sprint up the portico- Feb 4 noon
Understand its a sprint but whats up with the backpack on Sanjit ?
Nishka Sanjit preparing for the 10 meter sprint up the portico
4 minutes pass with no dissent between Nishka and Sanjit. Something's odd. Then Nishka mounts her aunt's Scooty and things return back to normal as the 2 lock horns when Sanjit wants the Scooty as well - Feb 4 2010
Normal Bangalore traffic near LifeStyle when going there in cab on Feb 4 3:30 PM
Nim, Nishka, Rishma outside Bangalore Central mall with MG road's Metro flyover in the bgnd Feb 4 6PM
Nim, Nishka, Rishma outside Bangalore Central mall with Utility bldng bokeh in bgnd Feb 4 6PM
At Ebony restaurant on Barton Center's 13th floor on Feb 4 9 PM
At Ebony restaurant on Barton Center's 13th floor on Feb 4 9 PM
Lord Anjaneya at the BEML layour temple Feb 5 2010 9:30 PM
Lord Mukyaprana at the BEML layour temple Feb 5 2010 9:30 PM
At the temple in BEML layout under dad's management Feb 5 2010 9:30 PM
Nim, inlaws and Sumira at the temple
Temple illumination - Feb 5 9:30 PM
Lord Ganapathi at BEML layout temple Feb 5 9:30 PM
All three Gods inside the temple Feb 5 9:30PM
At Rajeshwari temple after parents' offering of Saree to the Goddess Feb 6 2010 10 AM
At Rajeshwari temple Feb 6 2010
At Rajeshwari temple on the morning of Feb 6 10AM
At the right place at the right time. Fuelling the starving tummies at Adigas in Rajeshwarinagar on Feb 6 11 AM
Who can resist those greasy cones - At Adigas restaurant on Feb 6 11 AM.
Fatherinlaw at Upkar Feb 6 2010 1:30 PM
Fatherinlaw at Upkar Feb 6 2010
Another aphorism for Bangalore's modernization propaganda "The Hosur Flyover" while returning from Upkar - Feb 6
Nishka fully utilizing her liberty totally devoid in the US, by standing in the back seat of the Toyota Innova - Feb 6 afternoon
A Hawk probably lured by a Chicken stall on Jayanagar main road, swooped down on a light pole just in time for me to get this shot while waiting at a signal light - Feb 6 2:30 pm
Who says Bangalore doesnot have enough 4 lane roads - Feb 8 2010 3:30pm
Dad and father-in-law at Royal Lakefront - Feb 8 4:00 PM
Nim with sister-in-law at Megamart on Feb 8 8 pm
That Ram was fooling around with the camera is clear from this shot of my doing trials at Megamart Feb 8 8PM
Nim and sisterinlaw at Megamart
Bangalore's upscale Chinese restaurant Mainland China Feb 8 2010 11 PM
Ram, sister-in-law, Nim at Mainland China
Nim and sister-in-law chit-chatting at Mainland China
High ISO shot at Mainland China Feb 8 2010 11 PM.
Bangalore's upscale restaurant Mainland China close to TGI Friday that we had dined during our previous India trip 11:30 PM Feb 8 2010
Thousands of calories of Desserts to culminate the evening- Feb 8 11:40 pm
Rishma getting acquainted with her uncle Ram - taken in Ram's camera
Rishma getting acquainted with her uncle Ram
Even though the tailor messed up the stitching a little bit, the silk skirt gifted by Nishka's Bangalore grandma for Rishma's naming ceremony day was a knockout with Nishka because blue is her favourite color - Feb 7 2010 10 AM
Rishma with her Mysore grandma on the morning of her naming ceremony before leaivng for Vidyapeeta
Nishka and Sumira decked up in Silk skirts for Rishma's naming ceremony - Feb 7 10 AM
Maid of Honor before leaving for Vidyapeeta
Seated at Vidyapeeta's ceremony hall before commencement of Rishma's naming ceremony - Feb 7 2010 Ram's camera
Maid of Honor before naming ceremony began - Feb 7
Somehow Rishma in this picture, reminds me of figure-skater Sasha Cohen
Naming ceremony damsel
Veneration to God before naming ceremony - Feb 7 2010 Rams camera
Veneration to God before naming ceremony - Feb 7 2010 Rams camera
The 90 minute ceremony just got underway and thats why we are fresh. Rish of course was sparkling through out.
Unlike restriction at home, today Nishka and Sanjit had an entire ceremony hall available to them to annihilate - Feb 7 2010 Rams camera
With Nishka prior to beginning of ceremony Feb 7 11:15 AM
Incognizant of how long the day is going to be, Rishma probably presumes she will be in bed with her toys in a few minutes - Feb 7 noon
Enough with baby food already. Can I peel open and eat this banance ? Rishma seems to be asking Ram
Naming ceremony progresses as Sanjit looks on Feb 7 noon
A few guests like mom's cousin's kids didnot follow Indian standard time and so arrived on time
Mom's friends from the laout
Sulochana aunty, murali mama, prasanna, sunanda aunty chit-chatting at Rishma's naming crermony
Yermal kanti and a few members from pavanje doddamma's family
Geeta aunty and family
Rish, Me, Nim and prohit as naming crermony progresses feb 7 12:45 noon
Rishma's Mysore grandma gifting a crying Rishma donning a flower Tiara - 1 pm
Rishma's Bangalore grand-parents gifting her as the stressed-out teletubby continues lamenting
Rishma's Bangalore grandpa ties a gold chain around Rishma
Now that its been an hour and half into the function, little Rishma is over-stressed
Rishma gets a present from her Mysore grand-aunt
Rishma gets a gift from her Mysore Grand-uncle and grand-aunt
Geeta aunty's relative
The little bambino continues her boohoo as more relatives give her blessings and presents.
Rishma's Bangalore grand-uncle and grand-aunt
More grand-aunts from Bangalore wait their turn to shower blessings on Rishma - Feb 7 1:10 PM
Now that everybody is handing me envelopes, let me see if there is anything of interest to me inside them, Rishma examines at one of the envelopes as her aunts Prasanna and Chachu akka await.
One of Rishmas Bangalore aunts
Dad introducing one of the guests to me
Guests continue to stream in
Rishma's Bangalore grand-uncle blesses her
One of Rishma's Bangalore aunts
Mom introducing a relative of my sister-in-law who resides in the US.
Mom's friends from the layout wait their turn after Amita
Mom's friends from the layout.
Mom's friends from the layout.
Shekar's wife and Mallika
As Mallika gift's, Rishma's weeping continues as other visitors from Pavanje doddamma's family and Kanti await their turn.
One of Rishma's Bangalore aunts
Another of Rishma's Bangalore aunts.
Kanti followed by Hejmadi Santhosh's parents
"This is not a passenger train but more like a freight train" Rishma laments as the cavalcade of guests does not appear to be subsiding forcing me to try my hand at consoling Rishma.
Santhosh's mom gifts as mom's cousin Ramu's sons and Ram's brotherinlaw's wife wait in line. Feb 7 1:15 PM
JP Nagar doddamma graces the function eager to catch a glimpse of Rishma
Guests still waiting in line
Ram's brotherinlaw's wife gifts as her mom waits in the wake
Relatives from Ram's side
Dont know under whose supervision the kids were but they for sure must have had a blast as Nishka invigorates herself as seen here with 2 different cookies in each of her 2 hands 1:15 PM
Rishma aunt and cousin sister gifting her
Rishma aunt and cousin sister gifting her
Sister-in-law and Ram tyring to cheer a wailing Rishma - 1:15 PM Feb 7 2010
The Naming Ceremony formalities finally tapering off
The Naming Ceremony formalities finally tapering off
Section of the audience
Final stages of the ceremony
More members of the audience
Mallika's daughter
Relatives from Nim's side
Me seen with Vallish, Vijay Bhava and Anantanna.12:30 PM
Ram with Sanjit just before lunch
As Murali mama carries a bag of coconuts, attendees including Sujata, Ravindra, KrishnaRaj, Santosh's mother etc. sit down for the lunch.
More from the guests list like Kanti and Family, Vijay Bhava, Ram's brother-in-law, Murali mama's family
Lunch rows showing closeup of Murali mama, vijay bhava, Prasanna's husband, Chaitanya, Supriya etc - 1 PM
Madrai mama, Ahalya aunty etc.
Ravi, Geeta aunty, Ramraj mama etc.
Gayatri aunty, Pavanje doddamma's family
Nishka, Nim and Nim's cousin Guru seated for lunch
Slow sync shot I took of me with Nim, Nishka and mother-in-law at lunch with a few of mom's layout friends visible in the backdrop
Ram conversing with Pavanje's ammi akka, as Mallika and Sudarshan look on
Maid of Honor had an alleviating slumber as everybody had their lunch to become fresh and composed as we got ready to head back home after the function - 2:10 PM
Rishma with her uncle Ram after the function
Everybody relieved from the stress of organizing the function after all the visitors had left by 2:15 PM
Rishma's grandparents watching Rishma's DVD at home after returning from the Naming Ceremony function on Feb 7 8:10 PM
Waiting for Sanjit's 3rd Year bday celebration at home on Feb 7 9:10 PM
Rishma waiting for the party to begin
Rish with her mom and grandma waiting for the party to begin to begin Feb 7 2010 9:10 PM
CAKE
Kids with Nim and sister-in-law
Nishka & Sanjit
Sanjit being assisted by Nishka, Sumira and Ram to cut the cake 9:15 PM
Cake Cutting
Cake cutting
Sanjit gets the first bite
Nishka gets her share of the cake from her uncle
Cake
Sanjit can excavate all the earth he wants with this gift from his dad
Sanjit gets a marble racer from his uncle
Sanjit gets a marble racer from his uncle
Sanjit and Sumira with their Mysore Grand uncle and aunt
Dad and Ram's family
Kids with Nim and sister-in-law 9:30 PM
Rishma lounging on her Mysore Grandma's lap 9 pm
Feb 9 10:30 AM Departing to Kukke Subramanya
Feb 9 10:30 AM Departing to Kukke Subramanya
Feb 9 10:30 AM Departing to Kukke Subramanya
Feb 9 12:30 PM Noon Enroute to Kukke Subramanya
Enroute to Kukke Subramanya, we noticed villagers proliferating hay on the highways with the idea of on-coming traffic dessicating the hay for further use. Ingenious but paradoxical from hygiene point of view.
Kukke Subramanya temple against a mountainous backdrop 1 PM on Feb 9
Toyota Qualis with in-laws in it, a harbinger to our vehicle enters the temple premises
Near the entrance of the temple
Nim's scarf forms makeshift curtain for Rishma to prevent blisters from the intense heat - 1 pm Feb 9 as Nishka looks on
Nim's scarf forms makeshift curtain for Rishma to prevent blisters from the intense heat - 1 pm Feb 9
Waiting in line as Rishma cries 1:30 PM Feb 9
Rish is exhausted as we wait in line to enter the temple 1:30 PM Feb 9
Rishma finds solace with her distinctive thumb sucking as we wait in line
Gopura of Kukke Subramanya. Simians galore. Nishka had a fun time watching the monkeys. Feb 9 12:30 PM
Having lunch inside the temple dining hall Feb 9 2 PM
Nagabana after having lunch Feb 9 3:15 PM
Everybody at nagabana. Rishma relaxes in the sling.
Thousands of Snake Goddess granite sculptures
Nishka closeup at Naagabana in Kukke Subramanya
Nishka near the Snake Goddess statues
Nishka with an ape in the background
The monkey relishes a banana as Nishka frolics in the Naga bana
Kukke Subramanya temple from outside
Kukke Subramanya temple from outside
Nishka, Sanjit and Sumira in front of Hulk Mural at KV Narayan Infocity, Doddballapur - Feb 9 2010 4PM
Nishka, Sanjit and Sumira in front of Hulk Mural at KV Narayan Infocity, Doddballapur - Feb 9 2010 4PM
Ram, sisterinlaw and kids in front of his Dodballapur land Feb 9 4:30 PM
Group photo opposite Rams site
Ram walking with Nishka and Sanjit.
Glee
Daddy's girl has fun at KV Infocity - Feb 9 2010
2 construction workers on a tractor
2 construction workers on a tractor closeup
With Rishma. Lord Shiva's idol wideangle - Feb 9 2010 5 PM
With Rishma. Lord Shiva's idol wideangle - Feb 9 2010 5 PM
Nishka and Sumira on man powered carousel
Nishka and Sanjit on man powered carousel
Snow white and the 7 dwarfs 5:30 PM
Snow white and the 7 dwarfs 5:30 PM
Is that a python or Anaconda
Sanjit sure is diminutive in Gulliver's hands
Nishka with Sumira, Sanjit and her aunt in one of the theme parks at KV Infocity Doddballapur
Remember Pied Piper ?
Remember Pied Piper ?
See-saw
Lilliputs
Sumira on Gilliver's hands Feb 9 2010 5:40 PM
Gulliver's mammoth shoes
Nishka with her uncle and aunt discovering Gulliver.
Sanjit trying to climb over Gulliver's face
If Gulliver looked Herculean, here is real Hercules
Nishka probably miming Hercules near his feet
Close imitation
Imitation continues
Sunira in front of one of the casle reproductions at the park
Nishka near her favourite Cinderella mural reminisces "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo"
Thats not a casino. Just a bench for sitting
Rishma with her Grand uncle and grand aunt in Bangalore Feb 10 7 PM
Sumira singing at her grandaunt's house in Bangalore
Is Sumira sitting that far away ?
Sumira continues singing
Rishma with her grand uncle and grand aunt
Rishma with her grand aunt
Doddamma showing some family pictures to Ram
Group photo at Madhwaraya mama's house
Group photo at Madhwaraya mama's house Feb 10 10:15 PM
Risham with her other Bangalore grand-aunt Ahalya outside their house
In her polka-dotted dress on Feb 11 11:15pm after returning from Madhwaraya mama's house
Tired rishma ameliorates on bed on feb 10 midnight after a day of hectic outing in Bangalore visiting relatives
Nim and Rishma with sister-in-law and Supriya in Murali mama's house feb 11 9:15 pm
Nim and Rishma with sister-in-law and Supriya in Murali mama's house feb 11 9:15 pm
Group photo at Murali mama's house feb 11 9:45 pm
Group photo at Murali mama's house feb 11 9:45 pm
Outside murali mama's house feb 11
One of the Apple outlets in Jayanagar 11:15 AM Feb 12
Rishma in her sack enroute to Whitefield
Highrises enroute to Whitefield Feb 12 11:30 AM
Enroute to Whitefield Rishma in her sling inside the car - 12:10 PM
From the balcony of one of the villas at Poorvankara Bougainvilla
Community at Poorvankara Bougainvillaea
Conglomerate chain stores in WhiteField enroute to Palm Meadows Feb 12 2 PM
Tree lining at Palm Meadows similar to the streets of Los Angeles Feb 12 3 :15 PM
One of the villas inside Palm Meadows community - Feb 12 4:30 PM
Palm Retreat. One of my 25 houses - Feb 12 4:30 PM
While Nim and sister-in-law had gone out, Rishma languishes in the bedroom in the top floor at Bangalore Feb 12 9 PM while
Rishma conked out for the night
Deep sleep
At Byatarayanapura bus station waiting for a bus to Mysore which dad had just come to drop us off Feb 13 11 AM
At Byatarayanapura bus station waiting for a bus to Mysore which dad had just come to drop us off Feb 13 11 AM
Rishma gets to experience a bus ride in India as well, even more cherishable since it is the last seat, enroute to Mysore Feb 13 12PM
Nim outside her parents' house in Mysore describes the plants in the garden - Feb 13 4:45 PM
Nishka in front of her Mysore grandparents' garden.
Nishka in front of her Mysore grandparents' garden closeup.
In front of Mysore Palace on the evening of Feb 13 8:15 PM. Unfortunately the entrace was closed to public that evening.
Jayachamarajendra square at Mysore
Nishka has a ball at the Pizza Corner play area in Mysore Feb 13 2010 9 PM.
Nishka playing at the Pizza Corner play area
Nishka playing at the Pizza Corner play while her grandma watches Feb 10 9 PM
Pizza Corner at Mysore with its smorgasbord of tangy Indian flavors
While its playtime for Nishka inside the restaurant, its dinner time for her in the car as Nim's namesake bus waits in the backdrop
Rishma probably practising a trick here Feb 13 10:15 PM
With Rishma outside in-law's house before leaving for a local cinema to watch "My name is Khan" - Feb 14 9:15 AM
With Rishma outside in-law's house before leaving to watch new release "My name is Khan" - Feb 14 9:15 AM
With fireball and butter ball outside in-laws' House Feb 14 9:15 AM
With mom inside Scorpio enroute to Bangalore airport on the date of my return to US - Feb 15 4 PM
Ambassador on airport road: Living legend of the past epoch
Blore Airport Tower Feb 15 5 PM
Vaayu Vajra airport bus near Bangalore airport
Yahoo building in the airport vicinity
Mom and dad at Bangalore airport with my baggage just before I bid them Hasta la Vista to catch a Kingfisher flight to Mumbai for a Continental connection to Newark - 5:10 PM Feb 15 2010
