Ground Reality

Whales coming ashore in various parts of India frequently is not a good sign from the environmental aspect.    Huge  mammal’s coming to shores was never so frequent as it happened during last few months . In a shocking phenomenon,A pod of whales had washed ashore in Tamil Naidu last month ,and most of them died,then it happened in Mumbai,and after that latest is the case in Odisha     A 33-foot sperm whale washed ashore near Podampetta off the Ganjam coast in Odisha, about 150 kilometers from Bhubaneswar three days ago. No reason for the Odisha’s death is known yet ,but forest officials say she might have dead a couple of days ago and it might have died after being hit by fishing trawlers.  Sperm whale is the largest toothed whale in the world. It can stay submerged for about 90 minutes and can dive down to 2,250 meters.The site where the whale has washed up is also the rookery for Olive Ridley sea turtle.  A 12m (40ft) long Bryde's whale was ...

On way to Indira Gandhi Air port in the National Capital to receive wife ,my driver started discussing fish business in Hindi heart land state of Bihar where fish production was many times higher this year due to sufficient water in village fish ponds courtesy rains and gushing water in rivers too. I was in tearing hurry to reach air port to receive my wife and sister who were landing from different destinations at the same time. Discussions on fish veered around good omens like touching fish and Curd , eating sweets,  vermillion tilak on forehead.The Driver from Bihar quoting traditions said ,when you proceed for good work , “Dahi –Machali”  (Curd and Fish) chant  give positive results (No scientific explanation is available to such sayings but people follow such practices for hundreds of years as a blind faith). I was sucked into thoughts as he , after parking car on road side, was blurting out directions on mobile  to his wife for p...