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Elephants historically play a central role in Indian life. One really can not imagine India without elephants. Assam one of the east Indian states where elephants breed in captivity in the national park. In Kaziranga National park, there are quite a number of elephants, they are used for tourist rides to the part early in the morning where rhinocerous can be seen in wild.They are then taken out in the nearby forest and come later in the evening for another round for the tourist.



I stayed in Sivasagar, Assam some 100 kilometer from Kaziranga park and have been there  many a number of times. The Elephant Festival of Assam is organised every year at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, jointly by the Forest Department and Tourism Department, Govt. of Assam generally in middle of February. There are various activities by domestic elephants and various cultural programmes performed by the locales to make the event more & more entertaining.



Though it has been estimated that only 200 elephants are in captivity in national parks but there are more than 2000 elephant elephants in public captivity which tend to do many sort of work, generally felling trees and carrying the logs. This oil painting is my dedication to those working elephants. In India there are some of strictest elephant legislation in Asia which have to be provided adequate protection for the countries 3600 domesticated elephants.

Many of the elephants suffer intolerable conditions. Even though there is a rich culture of domesticated elephants many animals are not receiving the welfare they are entitled to under the law and as a result suffer a lot. Help saving these animals for our generation.

"Under the Bridge" is a song by the American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on March 13, 1992 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics to express a feeling of loneliness and despondency and to reflect on narcotics and their impact on his life. Kiedis initially did not feel "Under the Bridge" would fit into the Chili Peppers' repertoire and was reluctant to show it to his band mates until producer Rick Rubin implored him to do so. The rest of the band was receptive to the lyrics and wrote the music. The song became a critical and commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and later certified platinum by the RIAA.

The Eternal Light

In the early morning, I enjoy watching the sun rise slowly over the mountains. It gradually changes the dark scenery outside to gray and then blue. I’ve been a morning person, and most of my days in Chennai start at 0430 in the morning that is when the atmosphere starts filling up with energy and taking this energy I dream and realize a dream on the canvas. This painting I started to paint during my visit to Yercaud, a hill station in Tamilnadu. We were there with my childrens during a perfect rainy season and the morning light behind a pine tree gave the perfect start for the eternal light that fills our life every morning which we never realize.



This reminds me excerpts of poem "Willows" by Darryn John Murphy.

 Early morning sunrise cascades cross the meadow.

The sweet smell of the wild flowers.

As they glisten in the morning light.

The breeze moves in silence as the mist begins to rise.

The beauty of natures slender right before my eyes.

Tall storks of grass in the meadow sway gently in the breeze.

All along the valley the rustling of the trees.

Clouds drift by so slowly cross the great divide.

The willow waits in silence upon the grassy plains.

For the first drops of natures nectar.

The coming of the rains.

Are we blind to nature's beauty?

Does the world pass us by?

If we walk through the meadow.

Would we contemplate the simple things in life?

Or are we lost to the gift of nature's beauty

Because of city life



Come let us take some time from our city life and enjoy the gift of nature's beauty even for a cost.