Janter Manter of Jaipur is now world heritage site but what about hills of Jaipur.


Most of plants are cut and taken away as headloads by women for fuel.


Termite attack is destroying large number of Anogeissus plants. Once the ground flora is dried up the big trees are affected.
Head loads of wood being taken away.

Late Professor B. Tiagi was a great botanist who taught almost all the people or now teachers  ( or now retired teachers ) who worked all over Rajasthan in the period hailing from 1960s to 1990s or even later on. He was very regular to the Department and always working with simple tools. He was my source of inspiration that time.
He had a plant in his backyard which was famous for cure of asthama. Tylophora indica .
It grew like a climber. People visited his house and he fondly gave some leaves of this plant  The leaves are dried and grounded and taken a bit in some very very small amounts alone or sometimes with root powder.
People reported that it cured asthama

It's been a good decade for "The Wizard of Oz" - much better than the Oz books merit but in that one story there is the kernel of something terrific that has resonated with people for decades.   There was a time when it was less cool - anyone watching "The Wiz" had to wonder what they were thinking but re-tellings of the story in more recent years have been terrific.

"Wicked", for example, tells the story of the Wicked Witch and she ends up being a lot more sympathetic.   The core storyline of "The Wizard of Oz" pops in and out but it is her story - and the musical is terrific. 

I found this song in a playlist that an ex had given me; for some reason, I don't ever remember hearing it. Maybe if I had, we'd still be together- who knows? In any case, here it is, Josh Ritter, singing "Stuck to You". He's dreamy, in a real sciency way. *swoon!*

Here are the lyrics: (video follows the lyrics- one live version, the other is the recorded version)

Well there's one thing Mama, I think you should know
That it's not Love, that makes the flowers grow
But a complex electron transfer process known as photosynthesis when chlorophyll reacts with the light of day
Since you're gone, the light has gone away



Oh there's one more thing Mama, I think that you'll find

Eiffel tower is one of the destination which I had visited in 1974. I visited again in 2010 . That time fees was less and it was per level 1st or 2nd or Top . Now its flat rate of Euro 13.50 or so per person irrespective to the height you want to climb. The lines were so long that we have to spend almost 2 hrs standing in que on 17th July 2010.  Lateron we knew that we could purchase the ticket on line also. The lifts were overcrowded and long que for going upto two floors. It was out of question to stand in que again to go to TOP  level in a smaller lift . We had come to see this tower or stand in que it as difficult to know . It was so much overcrowded that practically there was no room to stand and enjoy the most beutiful spot in the world.