of nathulals, mustaches and clean shaves ……
2008-07-07 11:28:53
a barbarous effort
Reminds me of my village and my childhood, when we used to have a hair cut from the local barber (naaua) as he is called there.
He was synonymos to our crying, me saying that he will cut my ears, plane haircuts, no money charged(he would get food from the household) and having a [...]
Wondering
2008-07-01 10:58:18
they are…. or we are….
Excited, thrilled, wondered…….
Seeing What?
Some tractors trying to level the land ahead to create a kuccha road for the village. Such is the road work affair there.
Road works here….. traffic jams, nascence, disputes……. Such is the road work affair here.
Munching ahead
2008-07-01 10:27:59
the guy
Reminds me of the chewing gum chewing GUYs (including me). Guys/gaays have a chewing habit, whether in english or hindi
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The pool
2008-06-28 08:54:47
of uncertainties…..
Standing on top of a dam, I see this child looking for some fish. Tries to catch….misses. Tries to catch….misses……tries to……..got it…..Hurahhhhhhh. But its a very small one. Anyhow, something is better than nothing.
The little child in a big river, with small fishes. Will he be able to harvest his due? Or will he [...]
Child’s Play
2008-06-26 05:10:48
Or not so …….
When I was this age, I could not even move the handle of a hand pump. But this braveheart here filled the loota (utensil holding water) with the water from a handpump (which I could never get water from).
I compared my childhood with his and thought, I got all the nutritious food [...]
Beyond all boundries
2008-06-17 10:36:15
Little atoms
This may be a small stone for us, but for them it’s a boulder. No matter what comes in their way, these worker ants carry the eggs of their colony to safety. Many times carrying five times the weight of their body, they cross barriers bigger than this and that too, nonstop.
It’s the dedication [...]
Dead or alive
2008-06-17 10:07:09
Deprived always
I was on a bridge on a seasonal river. I looked down and this is what I saw.
Probably a dead body. Why wasn’t it cremated? Did the relatives didn’t have enough money for even some pieces of wood? Did he have relatives?
Now, the body has been buried in the river bed. After some days [...]
Patriotism
2008-05-30 08:01:06
Skin deep
Venue: Firoz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Occasion: India-Pakistan Test Match
Indian colours all around, flags, painted faces, bandannas, everywhere saffron, white, green. Everywhere a wave of patriotism. This sight made me feel so proud. I thought it was such a great sight and feeling.
Until this sight came in front of me and I thought, is this [...]
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Beyond barriers
2008-05-28 08:01:18
Or creating them
I found these kids in a distant village of Bihar. We were scared to cross this river so as not to get our feet dirty. But these kids crossed it carelessly, some of them even bare feet. There were no hurdles for them, no barriers.
But also what occurred to me was that will [...]
Smiling angel
2008-05-21 06:49:28
Priceless smile
The picture was taken at a road side stall. The child was a waiter there.
Only the sight of the camera towards him brought a smile on his face. A question came to my mind. Was this event enough for a smile which was so deep, so real, so refreshing?
I thought and thought. And then, [...]
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Crowned
2008-08-31 10:52:42
by clouds
Time: 7 am
Place: Vishnupryag
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Majestic
2008-08-31 10:45:52
Auli
Time: 3 pm
Place: After Skye bench, Auli
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Sunset
2008-08-30 12:25:07
Spell binding
Time: 6 pm
Place: half way between Vishnupryag and Haridwar
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Load Shedding
2008-08-30 11:12:13
or heading
10,000 ft. from sea level.
Author panting due to lack of oxygen.
Woman comfortably carrying the load.
Man laughing and enjoying.
So, what is new. This has been the story since the beginig of civilization. Women have always carried the load of life, family, world around with full strength, without panting (unlike the author). So have the men [...]
Ghost Mountains
2008-09-18 00:12:51
there or not
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Holy life
2008-09-18 00:04:57
Near a holy river
Living on the banks of alakhnanda, the holy river. All the gods around you, blessing you. What else can one want?
See the picture above and get the answer. Other than this one would want a proper house and some food for life. And this is what probably these people are not getting. [...]
The phoenix
2008-09-17 22:20:02
Lonely traveler
I don’t know what a Phoenix looks like but the moment I saw this bird, I felt this is it. If there is a phoenix bird in the world, it is this one. So flawlessly flying around, alone, the lonely traveler, afraid of none.
I want to be the phoenix, flying free all around with [...]
Darkness to light
2008-09-17 22:13:10
Or the other way
Although there was enough light
all around but this angle of clicking the photograph gave these great shades of darkness and light.
Come to think of it, it is actually the perspective (angle) from which we see that matters the most.
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