Night!
God said “Let night be”, and all was right! (apologies to pope) When I look at the night sky in my village Kanamanapalli, only one feeling rises in my heart - of being blessed to have the opportunity to look at night sky in its (almost) natural form. The night sky, for that matter night itself is much, much more interesting than day. It evokes myriad shades of feelings - of romance, lust, fear, curiosity and contemplation. That is - if you get to experience it. In the current age, it is not only ‘Citi’ that never sleeps, but also cities, towns, villages, blocks - nothing sleeps! Even if they do, they do so in a totally artificial setting of glaring electric lights - from incandescent bulbs to LED lights, the amount of light in the night has exponentially grown. Since all these artificial sources of light glow in all directions, including upwards, we have a sky which is lit with artificial light blanking out practically all the stars, save a few. In fact, we can safely say that ou...