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Rajiv K. Singh Bais -
MITS Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
MITS Gwalior.1977-82. I never thought one day this little bird will force me to dig so deep in to my memory for a piece of information which no one imagined would be so important several decades later. I spent 5 long years in the hostel at MITS and my mind’s first reaction on being enquired about presence/absence of the sparrows in the hostel or college during this period was “no-records-found” and then “data-deficient”. Sure, those were the days of Boney M, ABBA and Amitabh Bachchan but still I clearly remembered the rows of mulberry trees at the entrance of the hostel and also the little baby squirrel I kept as pet for few days and also the little pups I photographed with my Click III camera and even submitted the pictures in a college level photography competition (without any luck!). It was easy to report “No Sparrows”, but it felt improbable. I once again sat down with closed eyes and replayed my routine in the hostel on any typical day. This persistence paid off, yielding faint images of two hopping sparrows on the dining table in the mess at 3 PM one quiet afternoon after the daytime meals. And soon it returned another image of 2 or 3 sparrows hopping on the ground picking tidbits at Murli’s roadside tea shop at Gole Ka Mandir which used to be our favourite haunt in the evening after the classes. I felt relieved and sat down to write this story of a 34 year old sparrow record.
MITS Gwalior.1977-82. I never thought one day this little bird will force me to dig so deep in to my memory for a piece of information which no one imagined would be so important several decades later. I spent 5 long years in the hostel at MITS and my mind’s first reaction on being enquired about presence/absence of the sparrows in the hostel or college during this period was “no-records-found” and then “data-deficient”. Sure, those were the days of Boney M, ABBA and Amitabh Bachchan but still I clearly remembered the rows of mulberry trees at the entrance of the hostel and also the little baby squirrel I kept as pet for few days and also the little pups I photographed with my Click III camera and even submitted the pictures in a college level photography competition (without any luck!). It was easy to report “No Sparrows”, but it felt improbable. I once again sat down with closed eyes and replayed my routine in the hostel on any typical day. This persistence paid off, yielding faint images of two hopping sparrows on the dining table in the mess at 3 PM one quiet afternoon after the daytime meals. And soon it returned another image of 2 or 3 sparrows hopping on the ground picking tidbits at Murli’s roadside tea shop at Gole Ka Mandir which used to be our favourite haunt in the evening after the classes. I felt relieved and sat down to write this story of a 34 year old sparrow record.
deepanker -
sudarshan nagar, opposite HCU bus depot Sudarshan Nagar Colony, Serilingampally Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
I spent around one year in an house. In my room ceiling there was a fan socket which was empty, daily a pair of sparrow used two come whole day they the disturbed me they made the room very dirty.One day i got annoyed and fill that socket with a bundle of papers.And i before sleeping i used to close all the windows of my room.From the next day they stopped staying in my room, what they started then, daily in the morning at 6 o'clock they used to knock on my window glass, because the saw there reflection on the glass.Again it was very annoying for me. I had no other option except to leave the window open and sleep.And again they started coming but there was no place to make a nest because i had already blocked the socket, so their activity became very less in my room. At that time i was alone in my room,so apart from getting annoyed i enjoyed their company also.
Now i have shifted in to new house adjacent to my old one. Here i am observing a nest of sparrow though it is in my neighbors house,But i have seen some time feeding the mother(bird) to their chicks.
I spent around one year in an house. In my room ceiling there was a fan socket which was empty, daily a pair of sparrow used two come whole day they the disturbed me they made the room very dirty.One day i got annoyed and fill that socket with a bundle of papers.And i before sleeping i used to close all the windows of my room.From the next day they stopped staying in my room, what they started then, daily in the morning at 6 o'clock they used to knock on my window glass, because the saw there reflection on the glass.Again it was very annoying for me. I had no other option except to leave the window open and sleep.And again they started coming but there was no place to make a nest because i had already blocked the socket, so their activity became very less in my room. At that time i was alone in my room,so apart from getting annoyed i enjoyed their company also.
Now i have shifted in to new house adjacent to my old one. Here i am observing a nest of sparrow though it is in my neighbors house,But i have seen some time feeding the mother(bird) to their chicks.
Isha Dash -
Nehru Nagar 110065 South Delhi Delhi
very few are seen since the past 2-3 years. they started disappearing during the construction of a flyover in front of my house around 2008-2009.
very few are seen since the past 2-3 years. they started disappearing during the construction of a flyover in front of my house around 2008-2009.
Isha Dash -
Nehru Nagar 110065 South Delhi Delhi
there were many incidents when sparrows entered my house and it was very difficult to shoo them out as they could easily get injured from the fans. Also they used to build nests on the skylights and window ledges!!,
there were many incidents when sparrows entered my house and it was very difficult to shoo them out as they could easily get injured from the fans. Also they used to build nests on the skylights and window ledges!!,
Neha Gidwani -
garmal tekdi,dhayari, sinhagad road. manas dhayari phata Pune Maharashtra
I love to see the sparrows chirping! I always keep water for the birds on my window and a few sparrows are also regular visitors..
I love to see the sparrows chirping! I always keep water for the birds on my window and a few sparrows are also regular visitors..
