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Tranquillity of Man

08 Oct 2011 | 2 comments » Add a comment

Many years ago I had gone to Mumbai along with a friend. We were there for a 2 day visit. On our path of exploration of the city was Haji Ali mosque. The day we decided to head forward was an auspicious Muslim day, I don’t remember the occasion though. As we started at one end of the road which leads to the mosque, we saw a huge container of sharbat (sweet drink made of flower petals). They were being handed out to everyone. Beggars lined up on the right of the narrow road we

Monochrome – Neha Bhagra

18 Sep 2009 | no comments » Add a comment

Black and white photographs are classic. They have a way of expression and they sometimes look much better then thier colored version. The same is true for this snap.
Robert Frank (American photographer) once said.
“Black and white are the colors of photography

Lost in a gazal

18 Sep 2009 | no comments » Add a comment

We were at Moti Mahal, with live gazal. Saket and I were enjoying this, when I got an urge to listen to my favorite number. Called the waiter and tried to write in hindi, but gave up soon (have not written for 12 years in hindi). Saket laughed and wrote down the Gazal name. Soon they were singing “Aaj jane ki zid na karo” which was originally sung by none other then “Malika-e-Ghazal” i.e. Queen of Ghazal, Farida Khanum. Both of us were acting like real professional listeners, nodding our heads, waving our hands, “Wah, wah” on our lips. Saket seemed mesmerized in this snap, and its the same feeling I get when I listen to this number. A true master piece. Neha and Nanu thought we both had gone nuts.
“Aj Jane kii Zid na karo
Yuhi pahalu mein baite raho
Haye!! Mar jayenge Hum tho Laut jayenge
Aisi Baatein kiya na karo”

Whats on your mind?

22 Mar 2009 | no comments » Add a comment

Although photographs revel a lot of information… like how did the person look, what was he/she wearing, the surroundings etc.. some are intriguing… they leave you with many questions . I think this one makes you wonder what on her mind… did she get a bad news, is she bored.. or perhaps…. Nothing special actually.. its not so complicated, Priya was deciding the what to order while someone was holding up the menu for her when I captured this.

Candid Neha

22 Mar 2009 | 1 comment » Add a comment

I like photographs which are spontaneous, where the subject is not conscious. Neha here was laughing at a joke (definitely not mine) when I captured this. Gave it an aged look later and it looks nice I think. It has some noise because of a high ISO, since it was clicked in a low lighting condition without flash.

Dreamy Rohit

20 Mar 2009 | no comments » Add a comment

I think this was the one when he told me he was getting married. I almost see him praying to God asking for mercy here. Kidding! Rohit is one of my closest pals. We have a great time together whenever he comes down. A brilliant guy with amazing writting skills. I am sure one day he will be writting a “Booker Award” winning book.. hmm it might be about my life come to think of it. haha..

You can read his amazing blogs at http://www.irohit.com/diary/