aabha, aashimaB, aashitaJ, abi, abigail, akhilaN, akshaya, alfredo, anaita, andreaN, aneriT, ankitaG, ankitaM, ankitaT, alpaD, annukampa, anthonyD, anuA, anuI, anushaK, anushkaK, aparnaT, apnaR, archanaB, arpitaN, arunDS, alexP, audreyQ, ayeshaN,
beenaJ, binaiferP, binitaM, brinda,
carl, carolS, cedricS, chandani, chemarra, chintan, christina, claudette, connie,
danikaR, debraniC, deepakC, deepuG, delon, derek/sonia, devayani, deven, dhanashreeT, dianaS, dipti,
edwin, edwina,
firooza, fleur, flo,
gauriK, gautamiP, geeta, giselleL, gwen, havivi,
ian, jahnaviDS, jenniferG, jenniferT, jerry, joey, joseLuis, jude, juliaD, jyotsnaM,
kanchanaP, kaneenica, karenMat, karinD, kashu, kaunidi, komal, krutiT,
lakshitaS, latikaV, leenaP, Lexley, lisaRD, loo, lornaD, lynetteD,
maranna, marietteV. marisaM, maryAnnO, mayuri, meghnaG, michelleF, mikeV, mirabelle, mitsS,
nanda, nanditaB, nanditaM, natashaL, navya, neelK, neetuP, nehaDS, nehal, nehaM, nidhiM, nikitaDesh, nimisha, nirmohi, niveditaV,
pallaviS, parinazS, payalS, payalV, pearlNasik, pervinS, petalG, poojaSh, prajaktaK, preetiR, priyankaB, priyankaS,
rakhee, rashnaI, rasikaV, renitaDA, rheaC, rheaPD, richaS, riyaK, rolandF, roshanBals, ruchiPar,
sakinaC, samataA, sanchita, sangeetaV, saradaB, saradaR, saranga, saritaP, seemaJ, shamikaA, sherlaine, shilpaS, shonaD, shraddhaK, shriyaCh, shuchiS, shwethaG, smritiJ, sophiaJ, stan, suellenC, sujataS, sukritiS, sumi, sunitaS,
tamaraM, tess, tinaJ, trinjhna, urshila, urvija,
valerieR, vaidehi, venitaF, vibhaK, vidyaN, vivien, vrushaliG,
walter, wendyB, wendyC,
yakuta, yashwardhanS, yvette,
zarineN, zaver,
Thought I would share a bit of the night sky with you. With the skies over Mumbai being monsoon cloudy just now there is little chance that one can see something like this at night here.
We used to enjoy these pitch black star-studded skies every night or early mornings at our SSL rural camp …
There is an old and profound Arabian poem that goes so well with this beautiful sight……
O my Lord, the stars glitter
Rabia (Rabi’a Al-‘Adawiyya)
(717 – 801)
O my Lord,
the stars glitter
and the eyes of men are closed.
Kings have locked their doors
and each lover is alone with his love.
Here, I am alone with you.
In the rush of our daily living it is a pity we do not make a little time for the stars….
Or much time to be alone with the Lord either….
Wishing you and your family more alone time with the stars
O my Lord,
the stars glitter
and the eyes of men are closed.
Kings have locked their doors
and each lover is alone with his love.
Here, I am alone with you.