Category: India
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In your mother’s footsteps
In your mother’s footsteps Trying out your mother’s footwear; who hasn’t done that when still a child? Photo of the week: Ganj, Orchha, India 2017
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Flatland
Flatland When we think of Edwin A. Abbott’s ‘Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions’, in which he explores Lineland, Flatland and Spaceland in greater depth, we find ourselves here in a Flatland set in space. The main characters for a romance in three dimensions are already in place. Photo of the week: Table land, Panchgani,…
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Water earth sky
Water earth sky A strip of earth between lake and sky.The ethereal landscape of a high plateau. Photo of the week: Table land, Panchgani, India 2018
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Apparition of Mahadeva between the grass
Apparition of Mahadeva between the grass As if he is coming to the surface from the depths of the Earth. We recognize him as a copy of the magnificent sculpture in the Elephanta cave near Mumbai. Mahadeva the primordial god, embodying Shiva and Parvati, male and female.The original sculpture figures in my film “In the…
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VT
VT In 1995, Bombay became Mumbai. A year later, VT (Victoria Terminus) became CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), and in 2017 the ‘M’ for Maharaj was added: CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). All this was done to erase the names from the colonial era from our memory.This old photograph has attempted to adapt and erase the…
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Rhythmic enclosure
Rhythmic enclosure After six years and the hard work of 22000 labourers the Bara Imambara in Lucknow reached its completion in 1784. When visiting the monument don’t miss climbing up to the grand rooftop! Photo of the week: On the roof of Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India 2017
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Piteous fate
Piteous fate When the market is over the unsold flowers go down the drain. Photo of the week: drain behind flower market, Lucknow, India 2017
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Mimicry
Mimicry A rare instance in which nature mimics architecture. Photo of the week: Asafi Masjid, Lucknow, India 2017
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The thinker
The thinker Withdrawn at night, alone amidst Mumbai’s 20 million fellow residents. Photo of the week: Mumbai, India 2014
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Light drops
Light drops The sun shines through the jali of a dark tomb, dropping a cluster of pearls into the corner. Photo of the week: HauzKhas, New Delhi, India 2014
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