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This was a friendly parrot that we encountered at the Reis Magos Fort in Goa.
More on it here : joezachs.blogspot.in/2013/02/reis-magos-part-i.html

There are two types of crabs. The Green Crab (mud crab) and the Red Crab. The latter is very aggressive but it is usually the green ones that are cultivated.
This guy showed us how to hold a live crab in the hands so that we are safe from the pincers.
Shalu (the young lady who explained the process) said that these pincers can really chop off our fingers if they get a hold of it. They showed us how to tie a crab so that the pincers are rendered harmless, and this is how they are exported as the crabs can stay alive without food or water for more than a week.
More on it here:
joezachs.blogspot.in/2013/01/kumbalaghi-village-tour.html

I took my camera and went for a stroll in the morning.
People were stretching it out at the lawns of the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta (Kolkota)
I managed to capture some good moments and did a small write up on it.
joezachs.blogspot.in/2013/01/calcutta-part-3.html

The rickshaw puller weaving through the busy traffic is a common sight in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Most of them run bare feet. Some have expressed concern about it and have offered to supply shoes. I wonder if it will work as they are used to running bare feet and may not wear a pair of shoes even if offered one.
joezachs.blogspot.in/2012/12/calcutta-streets-part-one.html

The 'Maidan' in Calcutta (Kolkata) is a wide open space where you can get a glimpse of the cross section of life. There is a metro station by the the name "Maidan"
The open space extends to the Race Course and then further down to the Victoria Memorial.
You can get to see all these if you travel by the tram which passes through the perimeter of all these.
Incidentally this is a view from the tram.
joezachs.blogspot.in/2012/12/trams-of-calcutta.html