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A world in Black and White

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Jul 102012

Old pictures that remind me that i have not been shooting – need to start again
I kind of love shooting black and white. somehow there is that romance of photography that comes through .. a snapshot in time

My grandmother (nani) praying. I asked her once whom does she pray to… she said i pray for that which is the maker of all, but i pray for you…

One day i will have a series of portraits from Mumbai labelled waiting. In an over crowded city with no privacy men, sometimes women, make their own space for a brief instant in time – and usually no one bothers them.

it is said that no one goes hungry in Mumbai. And it is possibly true. It is also said there is always honest work to be had.. and that is also true. What is not emphasised is that it is usually back breaking and soul destroying.

Mumbai University – once the best varsity in the country. Now it needs a short sharp shock to get back to its former glory… less grandstanding and more quality please.

And Mumbai in the rains, on my favorite road – Worli Seaface …

The Calamurs

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Apr 112012

My grandfather (dada) Calamur Mahadevan (1901 – 1962) – geologist, scientist, nationalist, feminist, father, husband, friend, teacher. Prinicipal at Andhra University. A man who educated his wife after their marriage, and insisted that she go out and work with the less privileged.

My Grandmother (dadi) Satyavati Mahadevan (1916 – 1993) - poet, musician, writer, wife, mother, grandmother… My love for the epics and the Gods comes from her.

My father (standing extreme left), My Uncle – periappa (extreme right) and my aunt (attai) in the centre. A few years before they were all married . Their father loomed large in their lives. His death anniversary was on the 8th of April. I can tell you, they are still to recover from his death.

I wish i had known him.

To Pot … :D

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Apr 062012

Making a pot seems to be an almost zen like experience. Total concentration or the piece is ruined.

Was at Kumbharwadi at Dharavi yesterday. This goes on the list of things to learn this year. I am going to learn pottery. I am. I am. I am.

aaaawwww….

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Apr 012012

the most huggable deity …

This, explained the artisan, was Ganapati with the Saibaba head gear.

While this was seated on an orange leaf

This was a chilled out one, while these were him in different shapes & forms

Needless to say, i went trigger happy. have 7 of them, including one on a rocking chair sitting pretty in my collection
aren’t they aaawwww…. adorable ?