am just back from a polymesmeric holiday in lakshadweep, an archipelago of coral islands off india’s west coast. learnt how to swim. kayaked. dived. saw turtles, dolphins, morays and more. and had my head turned inside out by the intricacy of coral ecosystems. am now back convinced that i need to read about coral reefs, and that i need to learn how to dive solo. (perchance, if i feel i can write eloquently enough to do justice to the trip, a longer post sometime).
and hmmm, credit for all underwater photos goes to amod zambre. and that fifth snap from the top, those are the friends i travelled with. ramana, vidya, their daughter aarushi, and amod. a wonderful trip, indeed. also, in case you are wondering about the snap with the cars, kavaratti, the island where we stayed is about 5km long and 1 km wide. the government babus, nevertheless, feel the need to have cars to ferry them about.
i should also hastily add that credit for the horrible pun (wrasse-leela, wrasses are fishes found in reefs) goes to ramana.
M Rajshekhar 
What do you think – the babus will have sarkari cycles to travel? with a driver? or without?
hahahaha. yes. they could have drivers and little red lights on a pole stuck to the handlebar. think eco-friendly. :-)
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maybe some cleaner wrasses as well for various parts???
yes. cleaner wrasses for the body politic. oh waghoba. it will take a while to get over this trip. sigh. :-)
government babus sound like the softest, tenderest, tastiest part of the aquatic food chain. this is why they are in cars. like pearls in oysters. Just irritate gently with a pointed article, watch them all come out, then throw them to the cleaner wrasses. snack-time!
hahahahahahahahahah. brilliant, akka. just brilliant. :-)
yep. loads more. come to delhi and see ’em.