David with Shrirang (programmer) and Anurag Kumar (professor and host).

At Intel, the extended group I worked with once a week.

The IISc ECE housekeeping staff plays "Chowka Bara" most days.

Chowka Bara is an ancient Indian board game.

Chowka Bara uses cowry shells as dice and tree seeds as tokens.

IISc ECE housekeeping staff: they thought it was hilarious that I wanted to photograph them!

IISc

Andy shows me the jackfruit tree growing right in back of our house at IISc. The tree was tall and there were perhaps 100 such fruit.

A picnic on our front steps at IISc, with Roshni, Sonali, and Lisa.

Mara stops at the mini-bazaar, a marketplace for vegies, fruits, candy, bread, milk, household sundries, barber shop, beauty shop, and tailor.

Andy and Mara go with Pam to buy fruits and vegetables and eggs at the IISc neighborhood market.

Pam buys vegies, fruits, and eggs at this shop.

Pam in her new sari.