Blocking and blotting our skyline

David Ogilvy, considered father of advertising, in autobiography said "I have a passion for landscape, and I have never seen one improved by a billboard. Where every prospect pleases, man is at his vilest when he erects a billboard."

President Eisenhower declared, "I am against these billboards that mar our scenery, but I don't know what I can do about it."

Advertisers continue to block our skyline with ever increasing number of hoarding virtually blocking all the beautiful azure sky with beautiful white cotton clouds flitting across, in the day. In the night we have the garish display of ads with bright lights and flashing neons, which effectively blot out any stars in the sky. The pollution compounds this problem and "starry sky" is something of elusive concept for most the kids. We don't see any stars except for the brightest of them that too on a lucky night.

This provoked me to take the following pictures of both the beautiful sky (for most of which I had to go out of the city or find specific spots like the tankbund) and also the hoardings blocking the beauty.

I will keep posting to add more pictures of the city skyline blocked by hoardings as a series.

Now for some beautiful unblocked, unspoilt skyline visible only from some specific places in the city or by traveling away from the city.

Makes me wonder, what kind of world are we leaving for our children?