Feeding is her forte

January 29, 2013 10:15 am | Updated 10:15 am IST

NEW DELHI, 04/01/2013 : Offbeat - A elderly lady waiting for customers to feeds pigeons on a chilly winter day at Connaught Circus, in New Delhi on Friday. Jan 04, 2013. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

NEW DELHI, 04/01/2013 : Offbeat - A elderly lady waiting for customers to feeds pigeons on a chilly winter day at Connaught Circus, in New Delhi on Friday. Jan 04, 2013. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

Women and the act of nourishing have such a close bond, be it towards humans, animals or plants. Even when it comes to feeding the birds, it is a woman who takes on the task and makes it her job to provide on a daily basis.

The camera catches a bird-feed seller in the heart of Delhi waiting to sell grain to those who come regularly to feed the pigeons at the well-known Parliament Street crossroads.

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