Thursday, January 25, 2007

Maa Tujhe Salaam : Republic Day


Like August 15, January 26th is a special day for us Indians. It was on this day that the Constitution of India, drafted by the Constituent Assembly came into existence.
My Baba (Grandfather) fought the battle for India's Independence and as kids many a afternoon and evenings were spent listening to him describe an India that we never knew and the battles that helped us as a nation reach that day when we became an independent country.
Pooja hosted a wonderful theme for this week, celebrating India's Republic Day. I had made a note of all the dishes I would prepare keeping in mind the Indian Tri-color. Alas, the week has almost gone by and caught up with work I didn't really get a chance to cook any meals reflecting this theme.
It was then that I decided to change my Blog template. Now it does reflect the colors of our flag. :) I also looked to Mother Nature for inspiration, and found these beautiful pictures. Nature too celebrates this day with us :)

Pictures courtesy the Net

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Naturally beautiful tri colors.

Jai Hind!

TNL said...

How appropriate!! Happy Republic day to you too!

Cheers,Trupti

Pooja said...

Hi sangeeta,
this loks wonderful . Sufficient enough to make any Indian Happy :)
I love your Idea. If you wish I can show your tricolored pictures of flowers in round up , as this week's theme is not limited to cooking . anything with 3 colors is Ok. Do let me know.
you blog perfectly reflects your Indian Identity . thanks for that. :)
-Pooja

Manjula said...

Happy Republic Day. Beautiful flowers with colors of the Tiranga

Anonymous said...

WAH!!!!!! Sangeeta tujhe salaam!!!! :)

Bong Mom said...

Beautiful tri- colour flowers Sangeeta, well chosen for Republic Day

FH said...

Beautiful and very appropriate colors for today!Enjoy!!

Mrs. K said...

Very nice colors! Happy republic day.

Nidhi said...

Happy Republic day to you too! Your grandfather fought the battle for India's independence...Hats off to him!
Nidhi.

Seema Bhat said...

Bolo Bharath Matha ki Jai. Sangeetha happy republic day to you too.
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Seema

Mahek said...

lovely photographs and so apt...
great
It is a pleasure to see all your nature photographs very well taken..