Rains in Secunderabad

It's the same story in Secunderabad as it is in most of the country - almost no rains. The clouds have been coming and going, but that's about it. The night of 26th June was somewhat of an exception. After a hot and sultry day with clouds and the sun playing hide and seek with each other through the day, things changed at night and we had an hour or so of heavy rain.

Here are some pics in the golden light of sodium vapour from the balcony of my house in the rather green and leafy Mareddpally part of Secunderabad

This monsoon in Pune

I was in Pune last week and though the weather was cloudy and very monsoon like, the rains hardly came. There were however some dramatic skies and here is a set of pictures from one recent late evening.

Monsoon clouds - Andaman islands

There is something about the water, the air and the clouds of the Andaman islands... In the monsoons in particular, the colours, the intensity and the drama is unmatchable. As the monsoon continues to play truant this year, here are a few pics from the Andamans from the past.

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Wandoor, South Andaman. We were on the beach on Jollybuoy Island and could see the clouds building up and blowing in. I could manage a few pictures before we had to ourselves run for shelter... (July 2003)

Late evening ... from the coast of Neil Island (September 2007)

A dramatic build up clouds over Port Blair, seen and photographed from Ross Island
(September 2007)